Track repair and restoration works are underway on a war footing at the site where a goods train derailed near Raghavapur on the Kazipet-Balharshah section of the South Central Railway in Telangana’s Peddapalli district late on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) night.
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South Central Railway (SCR) has announced the cancellation of close to 50 long and short distance trains and diversion or partial cancellation of another 50 other trains following the derailment of a goods train between Raghavapuram and Ramagundam near Peddapalli district in Telangana on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) night.
Trains canceled
An official spokesman informed through a press release that among the trains cancelled include the Nagpur – Secunderabad express and other trains scheduled to move from Hyderabad/Secunderabad towards Sirpur Kagaznagar, Karimnagar, Bhadrachalam, Kachedguda to Nagersol, Secunderabad-Rameshwaram, Secunderabad-Tirupati, Raichur, Nanded and so on.
Track repair and restoration works are underway on a war footing at the site where a goods train derailed near Raghavapur on the Kazipet-Balharshah section of the South Central Railway in Telangana’s Peddapalli district late on Tuesday (November 12, 2024) night.
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Three railway lines affected
Meanwhile, Union Minister of State for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar enquired about the incident which had occurred in Peddapalli district near Raghavapur from the SCR officials who informed that 11 coaches got derailed and three railway lines were affected in the derailment.
Mr. Sanjay, currently campaigning for the Maharastra Assembly elections in Nagpur, was also told that there was total disruption of traffic between Peddapalli-Ramagunadam sections. Efforts were on to speedily restore the tracks.
Trains skipping stoppages
Other trains like the Dakshin Express between Hazrat Nizamuddin and Hyderabad (12722/12721) and Hyderabad to Hazrat Nizamuddin are skipping the stopages between Balharshah/Bhongir. Few other trains heading towards Patna, Danapur, Gorakhpur, Raipur and so on, are skipping stoppages between Nagpur and Secunderabad and also between Balharshah and Kazipet.
Helpline numbers
Following are the helpline numbers provided: Secunderabad : 040-27786140, 27786170; Kazipet : 0870- 2576430, Warangal : 9063324898 and Khammam : 7815955306
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Published – November 13, 2024 01:43 pm IST
