Buxar Train Accident: Here Are The Helpline Numbers

At least four passengers died and 70 others injured when six coaches of the Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derailed near the Raghunathpur station in Bihar's Buxar district on Wednesday night.

The derailment occurred at 9:53 pm and at least two AC III Tier coaches had toppled over while four other coaches jumped the tracks, television visuals showed.

The 23-coach 12506 North East Express had departed the Anand Vihar terminal in Delhi at 7:40 am on Wednesday for its nearly 33-hour journey to Kamakhya, about six kilometres away from Guwahati.

"The train was coming at a normal speed but suddenly we heard a loud sound and a plume of smoke rose out of the train. We rushed to see what happened. We saw that the train had derailed and the AC coaches were the most damaged," PTI quoted Hari Pathak, a local resident, as saying.

Jagdishpur SDPO Rajiv Chandra Singh said electric wires and poles, and rail tracks have been damaged due to the accident. He said that while some coaches lost balance and fell, none of them overturned due to which there are less casualties.

"The technical team can give the details of the cause (of the accident)," he added. Chief Public Relations Officer of East Central Railway zone Birendra Kumar told PTI that the accident took place less than half an hour after the train left the Buxar station and was headed for Ara.

"The derailment took place near Raghunathpur station where the train does not have a scheduled stoppage," he said. Relief measures were initiated immediately after the incident, with ambulances and doctors rushing to the site.

Meanwhile, the Indian Railways has also launched helpline numbers for passengers. Check out:

Helpline numbers issued by Katihar division:

(1) Katihar Railway Station- 9608815880

(2) Barsoi Railway Station - 7541806358

(3) Kishanganj Railway Station - 7542028020

(4) Aliporedwar Railway Station - 9002052957/03564/270871/270870/253498

(5) Rangia Railway Station - 9287998166

(6) Barpetta Road Railway Station - 9287998173

(7) Kamakhya Railway Station- 0361-2674857

(8) Guwahati Railway Station - 0361-2731621/22/23

(9) Lamding Railway Station - 9957553915

(10) Tinsukia Railway Station - 9957555984

These numbers also can be contacted

Patna - 9771449971

Danapur - 8905697493

Aarah - 8306182542

Prayagaraj - 0532-2408128, 0532-2407353, 0532-2408149

Fatehpur - 05180-222026, 05180-222025, 05180-222436

Kanpur - 0512-2323016, 0512-2323018, 0512-2323015

Etawah - 7525001249

Tundla - 05612-220338, 05612-220339, 05612-220337

Aligarh - 0571-2409348