Amravati: A freight train met with an accident between Malkhed and Timatla stations on the Wardha-Badnera section of the Nagpur division on Sunday due to which 20 of its coaches overturned. The derailment of wagons of the goods train loaded with coal caused disrupted the schedule of many trains going toward Mumbai and Howrah. As per the release by the Central Railway, there was no report of any casualty.
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The derailment took place at 11.20 pm. Various trains including 11122 Wardha-Bhusaval, 12140 Nagpur-Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), 12119 Amravati-Nagpur, 11040 Gondia-Kolhapur, 01372 Wardha-Amravati, 17642 Narkher-Kacheguda, 11121 Bhusaval-Wardha, 12106 Gondia-CSMT, 12136 Nagpur-Pune, 12120 Ajni-Amravati,12140 Nagpur-CSMT and 01374 Nagpur-Wardha had to be canceled. Due to the rail route being affected, many passenger trains were also short-terminated or diverted at Nagpur and other places.
