NEW DELHI: A wagon of a goods train carrying food grains went off the tracks near MUPA in Assam‘s Maligaon on Thursday evening, disrupting train services. The derailment happened around 4 pm inside tunnel number 2 at KM /52/5.
The Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Northeast Frontier Railway said, “A wagon of goods train carrying food grains derailed near MUPA in the Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section. Repair and restoration work is underway.”
Senior railway officials from Lumding division have gone to the incident site, and normal operations are expected to resume shortly. according to a press release.
Due to the incident, several trains have been canceled. These include Train No. 05628 (Agartala – Guwahati) scheduled for 31st October, Train No. 05627 (Guwahati- Agartala) on 1st November, Train No. 05698 (Guwahati- New Jalpaiguri) on 31st October, Train No. 05697 (New Jalpaiguri – Guwahati) on 1st November, Train No. 15611 (Rangiya – Silchar) on 31st October, Train No. 15612 (Silchar – Rangiya) on 31st October, and Train No. 15617 (Guwahati-Dullabcherra) on 1st November.
Additionally, Train No. 15618 (Dullabcherra – Guwahati) scheduled for 31st October has been partially canceled between New Haflong and Guwahati, according to the CPRO.