Several coaches of Kolkata-Sairang Express train derailed at Digaru railway station in Assam early Wednesday (November 11, 2026) after the loco pilot failed to control the train’s speed while giving precedence to another train.
All passengers are safe and no injuries were reported, Northeast Frontier Railway said.
The train, enroute to Kolkata from Sairang near Mizoram’s Aizawl, derailed near Digaru railway station in Kamrup (Metropolitan) district around 6.54 a.m., resulting in the derailment of six coaches, including the locomotive.
Relief and rescue operations are under way, the Indian Railways zone said, adding that passengers are being taken to their destinations by an alternate train.
The exact cause of derailment is yet to be ascertained.
