Odisha train accident: Commissioner Railway Safety, South Eastern Circle to hold unquiry

Bhubaneswar: In a tragic incident today, the Bangalore-Kamakhya AC Superfast Express derailed near Nergundi Station, resulting in the unfortunate death of one passenger and leaving three others injured. The accident occurred early this morning, and immediate rescue operations were launched by local authorities.

Casualties and Injuries:

Suvankar Roy, Male, 22 years, tragically lost his life in the incident. One female passenger suffered grievous injury and two other male passengers are being treated for simple injury.

Ex-gratia of amount ₹5,00,000/- has been announced to the next to the kins of the deceased. Similarly, ₹2,50,000/- for grievous and ₹50,000/- for Simple injuries.

Immediate medical assistance have been provided to the injured passengers, and the necessary compensation has been paid to the victims’ families.

Train Operations Affected:

Mail Express Trains are running in the Howrah-Visakhapatnam UP Line. Down Line trains are diverted via Barang-Naraj-Kapilas Road instead of the usual Barang-Cuttack-Nergundi route:

• 12253 Bangalore-Bhagalpur Express
• 12864 Bangalore-Howrah Express
• 18118 Gunupur-Rourkela Rajyarani Express
• 20816 Visakhapatnam-Tata Express
• 18425 Puri-Durg Express
• 12838 Puri-Howrah Express
• 18452 Puri-Hatia Tapaswini Express
• 18477 Puri-Rishikesh Kalinga Utkal Express
• 12801 Puri-New Delhi Purusottam Express
• 18410 Puri-Shalimar Express
• 12888 Puri-Shalimar Express
• 12819 Bhubaneswar-Anand Vihar Odisha Sampark Kranti Express
• 12822 Puri-Howrah Dhauli Express
• 12875 Puri-Anand Vihar Neelachal Express
• 22606 Tirunelveli-Purulia Express
• 12704 Secunderabad-Howrah Falaknuma Express
• 12513 Secunderabad-Silchar Express
• 22896 Puri-Howrah Express
• 12840 Chennai Central-Howrah Mail
• 12892 Puri-Bangiriposi Express
• 12666 Kanyakumari-Howrah Express

The following MEMU trains will bypass Cuttack-Nergundi and run via the Barang-Naraj route:

• 68408 Bhubaneswar-Baleswar MEMU
• 68414 Puri-Talcher MEMU
• 68444 Daspalla-Bhadrak MEMU

Ongoing Investigation:

Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) will hold the detailed inquiry of the incident of derailment of coaches of 12551 Bangalore-Kamakhya AC SF Express. Efforts are underway to restore normalcy to the affected routes as soon as possible. Safety protocols have been strictly followed during the rescue operations.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family of the deceased and wish the injured passengers a speedy recovery. Further updates will be shared as the situation develops.