Three coaches of Chennai Central Express derail in Odisha’s Jajpur, none hurt

Three coaches of the Chennai Central Express derailed near Jakhapura railway station in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Thursday, an official said.

There were no reports of any injury or fatality in the incident that took place at 8.51 am, he said.

One AC and two general coaches of the train from Chennai to West Bengal’s New Japaiguri jumped off the tracks, the railway official said.

“A minor derailment involving Train No. 22611 Chennai-New Jalpaiguri Express occurred at 08:51 hrs today morning, while the train was passing through Jajpur Yard (JKPR),” the East Coast Railway (ECoR) said in a release.

“The train was moving at a very slow speed at the time of the incident. There has been no loss of life or injury to passengers. Passenger train operations remain unaffected,” it said.

The cause of the derailment is yet to be ascertained.

“On receipt of information, Accident Relief Train (ART) from Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road and Accident Relief Medical Equipment (ARME) from Khurda Road were promptly dispatched at 08:53 hrs,” the ECoR release said.

East Coast Railway CPRO, Deepak Rout, said the train has left for its destination, and three new coaches will be attached at Balasore.