Train services in the Rayagada and Titilagarh railway section have been disrupted due to derailment of a goods train between Theruvali and Rayagada stations under the Sambalpur Railway Division of the East Coast Railway. 14 wagons of the train have been derailed and two capsized at about 1.15 am on Thursday.
While the Puri-Ahmedabad Express, which left Puri on Thursday, was diverted via Vizianagaram, Duvvada, Bijayawada and Balharshah, the Dhanbad-Alleppe Express diverted via Titilagarh, Raipur and Nagpur. Similarly, the Tirupati-Bilaspur Express was diverted via Visakhapatnam, Khordha Raod, Sambalpur and Raipur.
The Koraput-Rourkela train was cancelled for Friday. The Rourkela-Koraput Inter City was short-terminated at Muniguda, the Kobra-Visakhapatnam Express at Muniguda and the Bhubaneswar-Junagarh Express was short-terminated at Rayadada and remained cancelled between Rayagada and Junagarh from both the direction on Friday.