TIL Desk/National/Hyderabad/ Three coaches and the engine of Aurangabad–Hyderabad passenger train derailed in Karnataka in the early hours today, an official of the South Central Railway (SCR) said. No one was injured in the mishap, he said. The train derailed between Kalagapur and Bhalki stations in Karnataka on the Parli-Vikarabad section of Secunderabad division at around 1.50 AM today, SCR’s Chief Public Relations Officer M Uma Shankar Kumar said.
All the train passengers are safe, he said. Restoration measures have been taken up on a war footing, he said. SCR’s General Manager Vinod Kumar Yadav is personally monitoring the situation and has rushed to the spot along with concerned officials. Arrangements have been made to evacuate the passengers from the site of derailment.
After detaching the derailed coaches, the remaining portion of the train consisting of eight coaches moved to the Kalagapur railway station, Kumar said in a release. Special buses have been arranged to transport the passengers from Kalagapur to Bidar railway station. The Bidar-Hyderabad Intercity Express is rescheduled to accommodate the passengers of the derailed train, he said.
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