Orissa: Puri-Hatia Tapaswani Express derails
Sambalpur, Aug 8: Passengers of Puri-Hatia Tapaswani Express had a providential escape when six bogies of the Express train were derailed in between Sambalpur and Maneswar railway station, about 20 kms from here this morning.
East Coast Railway(ECoR) sources said there was no casualty in the mishap. Senior Railway officials from Sambalpur Division rushed to spot to supervise the rescue operation. The mishap took place around 0430 hours.
The ECoR authority has cancelled the Sambalpur-Puri Intercity Express and diverted the Bhubaneswar-Kurla Express following the derailment.
UNI
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Story first published: Wednesday, August 8, 2007, 10:47 [IST]