At least 14 wagons of a goods train derailed between Silyari and Mandhar railway stations of Raipur division of South East Central Railway (SECR) on Sunday.
The derailment lead to disruption of rail traffic on the Howrah-Mumbai route, top Railway officials informed. No one was reported hurt in the mishap.
“The 14 wagons of the freight train travelling towards Raipur from Bilaspur derailed between Silyari and Mandhar railway stations around 22 kms away from Raipur, in the wee hours”, officials informed.
The incident affected the movement of trains on middle line and up line (Howarh-Mumbai) route, as a result of which over half a dozen trains were cancelled.
Senior officials from the Raipur Railway division were rushed to the site and have begun restoration operations and the normal movement of trains on the route will be started soon, officials informed.