Coromandel Express derailed: Several bogies of the Coromandel Express train derailed near Bahanaga railway station in Balasore district on Friday (June 2). Several teams of Railways and NDRF have reached the spot for relief work. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed his cabinet colleague Pramila Mallick and Special Relief Commissioner to rush to the accident site immediately.
The authority issued an emergency number- 06782262286 for the control room in Balasore
DRM Kharagpur tweeted helpline numbers:
DRM Kharagpur said in a tweet, Train No. 12841 UP Coromandel Express and Train No. 12864 Down Bahnaga Bazar have derailed.
Helpdesk opened at SHM, HWH, KGP and BLS.
- HWH – 03326382217
- KGP – 8972073925, 9332392339
- BLS – 8249591559, 7978418322
- Shm – 9903370746
“Around 7 pm, 10-12 coaches of the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express derailed near Balasore and fell on the opposite track. After some time, another train from Yesvantpur to Howrah collided with those derailed coaches resulting in derailment of 3-4 of its coaches.” coach,” said railway spokesperson Amitabh Sharma.