Goods Train Derails On Kazipet-Balharshah Section
Hyderabad: A coal-laden Goods Train proceeding towards Balharshah derailed at Wihirgaon station on Kazipet-Balharshah section, about 30 km before Balharshah station on South Central Railway at around 01.00 hrs today. Consequently, train services in the section have been affected in both Up and Down directions.
Restoration measures have been immediately taken up on war footing. Shri A K Gupta, Additional General Manager, South Central Railway is monitoring the measures from the Disaster Control Room activated at Rail Nilayam, Secunderabad.Senior Railway Officials including Divisional Railway Manager, Secunderabad Division and Chief Operations Manager, SCR have also rushed to the spot. Cranes of 140 Tonnes capacity have been dispatched from Kazipet and Nagpur to take up the restoration work at the site. Accident Relief Trains (ART) have been rushed from Kazipet and Balharshah to the spot.
Helpline Numbers:
- Secunderabad Railway Station: 040-27786170, 27700868, 27786539, 27788889.
- Khammam Railway Station: 08742 – 224541.
- Kazipet Railway Station: 0870 – 2576430, 2576226.
- Warangal Railway Station: 0870 – 2426232.
- Sirpurkagaznagar Railway Station: 08738238717
- Vijayawada Railway Station: 0866-2575038.
In view of the derailment of Goods Trains at Wihirgaon station on Kazipet – Balharshah section, the following trains are canceled/partially cancelled/diverted.
Trains Cancelled:- Train No.12723 Hyderabad–New Delhi Telangana Express scheduled to depart Hyderabad today is canceled.
- Train No.57121 Kazipet–Balharshah Passenger scheduled to depart Kazipet today is canceled.
- Train No.12724 New Delhi – Hyderabad Telangana Express scheduled to depart New Delhi tomorrow i.e., 07.01.2017 is canceled.
- Train No.12615 Chennai Central – Delhi Sarai Rohilla Grand Trunk Express scheduled to depart Chennai Central, today is canceled.
- Train No. 12621 Chennai Central – New Delhi Tamilnadu Express scheduled to depart Chennai Central today is canceled.
- Train No. 57136 Kazipet – Ajni Passenger scheduled to depart Kazipet today is canceled.
- Train No. 57135 Ajni-Kazipet Passenger scheduled to depart Ajni on 7th Jan, 2017 is canceled.
Trains Partially Cancelled:
- Train No.57121 Kazipet-Balharshah Ramgiri Passenger is partially canceled between Bellampalli and Balharshah stations on January 7.
- Train No.57124 Balharshah-Bhadrachalam Road Passenger is partially canceled between Balharshah and Bellampalli stations on January 7.
- Train No.57123 Bhadrachalam-Sirpur Town Singareni Passenger is partially canceled between Bellampalli and Sirpur Town stations on January 7.
- Train No.57122 Sirpur Town-Kazipet Ramgiri Passenger is partially canceled between Sirpur Town and Bellampalli stations on January 7.