Two wagons of goods train carrying coal derailed at Sarona station there by severely hitting the rail traffic on Mumbai-Howrah rout on Friday. The wagons after the mishap have blocked all three rail lines and it is being expected that traffic on the track would be resumed by Friday mid-night, informed Public Relation Officer Raipur Division Ratan Basak.
According to official information received from the Raipur division, the incident happened around 10.35 am when two wagons of a goods train heading towards Durg from Raipur derailed at Sarona railway station. Soon after the mishap railway team was rushed to the spot for clearing the rout. Several long rout trains were either diverted or were stopped at Raipur and Durg railway stations. Four local trains from Raipur were also cancelled following the mishap at Sarona. Few trains were winded up before their destination at Raipur and Durg.
Railway sources informed that the Raipur-Durg Memu local, Raipur-Itwari passenger, Raipur Gevra Road Memeu local and Raipur Dongargarh Memu local was cancelled. Similarly the Raigarh-Gondia Janshatabdi Express was concluded in Raipur and was returned Raigarh. The Gondia-Raigarh train would remain suspended on Friday.
The Nagpur-Bilaspur intercity train was suspended at Durg and was returned Nagpur. The same train would start from Bilaspur as Bilaspur-Nagpur intercity express on Friday. Dallirajhara-Raipur express terminated at Durg and was returned to Durg. Gondia-Raipur Memu local also ended at Kumhari and was run as Raipur-Dongargarh local. The Vishakhapatnam-Durg passenger was also affected from the mishap and it was halted at Raipur and later returned to Vishakhapatnam.