The weekly special train derailed in Nalpur, about 40 km from Kolkata.
Kolkata:
Three coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Howrah in West Bengal this morning. The weekly special train derailed in Nalpur, about 40 km from Kolkata. No casualties or injuries have been reported so far.
“A parcel van and two coaches of 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Weekly Express derailed while passing through Nalpur station of Kharagpur Division at 5.31 am today,” said South Eastern Railway officials.
The derailment occurred when the train was shifting from the middle to the outer tracks, said official.
Relief trains and medical help from Santragachhi and Kharagpur have reached the derailment site. Buses have also been arranged to take the stranded passengers to their destination.
