ASSAM: 5-7 coaches along with the engine of the Kolkata-Sairang Express train is suspected to be derailed at Digaru railway station in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district on Wednesday (November 11) morning, Northeast Frontier Railway said, adding that all passengers were safe and no injuries were reported.
The train, which left Chitpur in Kolkata and was bound for Sairang near Aizawl in Mizoram, was being received at Digaru at 6:54 am to give precedence to another train, NFR chief public relations officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma said.
"The loco pilot could not control the speed, resulting in an unfortunate incident of derailment. All passengers are safe and no injury was reported. Passengers are being taken to their destinations by an alternate train. Relief and rescue operations have been started immediately. The General Manager and other officials have proceeded to the site," Sharma said.
The derailment occurred on the outskirts of Guwahati. Visuals from the spot showed coaches off the track and rescue personnel at work.
Further details are awaited.
(With inputs media reports)