Bilaspur: A wagon of a goods train got derailed at Bilaspur railway station on Friday following which, several trains on the Howrah-Mumbai route were disrupted.
After receiving information about the incident, a team of railway officials reached the spot and relief work was started immediately. Efforts were initiated for restoration of the derailed coach. Officials said that the Howrah-Mumbai route is being cleared and traffic will be resumed soon. For the time being, Railways has diverted trains plying on this route following which no trains were cancelled, officials said.
It may be mentioned here that a major accident was averted last night as smoke was seen in an air-conditioned coach of the Durg-Puri Express on Nuapada-Khariar road in Odisha. Officials said the fire was due to some faults in the brake winding. No injuries were reported but the passengers got scared after spotting the smoke. The fire was prevented from spreading and was extinguished immediately, officials said. After rectifying the defect, the train was allowed to head for its destination.
