Train number 15904 Chandigarh – Dibrugarh express that left yesterday night from Chandigarh today derailed near Gonda Jn station in between Motiganj and Jhilahi railway station at KM 638/19 under the jurisdiction of North Eastern Railway at about 2.37 PM.
4-5 coaches of the train from front got derailed. On receipt of the information, medical team along with senior officials from the Lucknow division of NER immediately rushed to the site.
As per information received from North Eastern Railway, there are 1 death and 7 injuries as of now as a result of the derailment.
More details are awaited.
Helpline numbers have already been activated at various stations of NFR. They are as follows:
– Commercial Control (Tinsukia): 9957555984
– Furkating (FKG): 9957555966
– Mariani (MXN): 6001882410
– Simalguri (SLGR): 8789543798
– Tinsukia (NTSK): 9957555959
– Dibrugarh (DBRG): 9957555960
– Commercial Control (Katihar): 9771441956, 9002041952
– Katihar (KIR):6287801805
– Kishanganj (KNE) – 06456226794, 7542028020,
– New Jalpaiguri (NJP) – 6287801758
– Siliguri (SGUJ) – 9749397735
– Commercial control (Alipurduar): 9046226635, 03564-270870, 03564-270871
– New Coochbehar (NCB):7605036155
– New Alipurduar(NOQ):7595001310
– Kokrajhar(KOJ):9046007023
– Guwahati (GHY) -0361 2731621, 622, 623
– Kamakhya (KYQ): 0361 2670086
– Commercial Control (Guwahati): 9957553299
– Lumding(LMG): 03674 263120, 263126
– GONDA – 8957400965
– LUCKNOW- 8957409292
– GORAKHPUR- 05512208169
Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma has convened an urgent Cabinet meeting in Guwahati.
CM Dr Sarma has instructed officials to take every necessary step to help the people of Assam who were injured in the train accident.
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