Mathura: A serious accident occurred on the Delhi-Agra railway observe in Chaumuhan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, as a freight practice carrying coal derailed close to pole quantity 1408, beneath the jurisdiction of the Jaint police station. The incident passed off at round 8:00 PM.
According to preliminary reviews, roughly 12 coaches had been derailed, severely affecting rail visitors within the area.
Railway officers and native police have reached the location. The precise explanation for the derailment is but to be decided. Visuals from the scene have surfaced, exhibiting the derailed compartments, and are circulating on social media.
Railway groups started working to revive the derailed coaches, and by 10 p.m., practice providers resumed on the fourth line. The disruption triggered important inconvenience to passengers travelling on over a dozen trains.
While many passengers left the Junction Railway Station utilizing various technique of transport, others had been seen ready on the station for the tracks to reopen. Railway officers have ordered an inquiry into the incident.
Instructions had been issued to offer meals and bottled water to the general public at station stalls. Arrangements had been additionally made to make sure passengers confronted no difficulties in acquiring refunds.
The Agra–Palwal passenger practice, which had been stationary at Vrindavan Road railway station, was faraway from the fourth line at round 10:10 p.m. Cranes and different gear had been deployed to help within the restoration efforts.
