14 bogies of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express (15904), going from Gonda Railway Station to Gorakhpur via Dibrugarh, derailed and overturned. It has been announced to give an assistance amount of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of those killed in the accident and Rs 2.5 lakh each to the seriously injured.
Three people died and 34 were injured when 14 coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailed near Gonda in Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, two seriously injured passengers have been referred to Lucknow. Taking cognizance of the incident, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed the local administration to provide all possible help to the affected passengers. He asked the officials to ensure that the injured get proper medical care.
Sabyasachi De, Chief Public Relations Officer of Northern Frontier Railway (NFR), said, train number 15904 had left from Chandigarh for Dibrugarh at 11.59 pm on Wednesday night. On Thursday, the train reached Gonda railway station at 2.25 pm and left at 2.28 pm. The train derailed and overturned at 2.41 am between Motiganj-Jhilahi Bazaar, about 18 kilometers from Gonda headquarters. One by one 14 coaches derailed, out of which eight overturned.
Eyewitnesses said, after the accident the track was uprooted for about 500 meters. Electric lines were also damaged. The primary reason for the accident is said to be the settling of the track due to waterlogging on both sides of the track due to rain. However, some media groups have quoted the train driver as saying that he had heard a bang before the accident. However, this has not been confirmed by Railways. UP DGP also said that there was no blast.
The accident site is about 150 kilometers from the capital Lucknow. Immediately after the accident, nearby villagers broke the glass of the overturned AC coach and pulled out the passengers trapped inside. Within some time, SDRF, police and RPF personnel also took charge.
General Manager of North Eastern Railway, Soumya Mathur took stock of the incident site. Confirming the death of two railway passengers, he said that the deceased are being identified. At the same time, another death was confirmed late in the night. 34 railway passengers have been injured in the accident, out of which the condition of two is critical. 26 injured were admitted to Mankapur CHC and three others to CHC Qazidewar. Nine injured were sent to Gonda Medical College.
North Eastern Railway has informed that the passengers trapped in the derailed train are being brought to Mankapur station near Gonda by bus. A special train has been arranged for them from Mankapur to Dibrugarh with stoppages en route.
the speed was 100 km/h
After the engine of the 24-coach train, six AC coaches were fitted, out of which two coaches derailed and overturned. After this, four other AC coaches also overturned. According to departmental sources, the speed of the train at the time of the accident was more than 100 km per hour.
Passengers were taken out by breaking the glass
After the accident, DM Neha Sharma and SP Vineet Jaiswal along with other officers reached the spot and intensified the relief work. DM said that two bodies have been sent for post-mortem, while the injured are being given better treatment. Nearby villagers broke the glass of the overturned AC coach and pulled out the passengers trapped inside. SDRF, police and RPF personnel took charge.
General Manager of North Eastern Railway, Soumya Mathur took stock of the incident site.
General Manager of North Eastern Railway, Soumya Mathur took stock of the incident site. Confirming the death of two railway passengers, he said that their identification is being done. 31 railway passengers have been injured in the accident, of which two are seriously. 26 injured have been admitted to Mankapur CHC and three other injured have been admitted to CHC Kajidewar. Nine injured have been brought to Gonda Medical College. Orders have been given to investigate the entire matter. Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express train left Chandigarh for Dibrugarh at 11.59 pm on Wednesday night. On Thursday, the train reached Gonda railway station at 2.25 pm and left at 2.28 pm.
The train reached Pikaura village between Motiganj-Jhilahi market, about 18 kilometers from Gonda headquarters, at around 2.41 pm. Where the train derailed and overturned. Six AC bogies were attached after the engine of the 24 bogie train, out of which two bogies derailed and fell down, after which four other AC bogies also dangled from the track. Due to the speed of the vehicle being more than 100 km per hour, sudden braking was the main reason. It is being told that after this, about eight other bogies of the train also derailed. Till late evening, two AC coaches were lying in water under the tracks.
Passengers informed that some people were trapped in it. On this the NDRF team searched the bogies. The bogies were examined till late evening, but the administration did not confirm whether anyone was trapped. In the accident, about 200 meters of Gonda-Gorakhpur railway line has also been uprooted, while electronic wires have also been broken. Along with taking the injured to the hospital, the passengers were sent to Mankapur railway station. From where they can get a train for their onward journey. 11 trains were diverted due to the accident.
North Eastern Railway issued five helpline numbers
Pankaj Kumar Singh, Public Relations Officer of North Eastern Railway, gave information about the action taken to help the accident passengers of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express. Relief and rescue work is being done on war footing. Helpline numbers have been issued by the Railways for help and other information for railway passengers. Due to the accident, all trains coming and going on this route have been diverted.
Trains will be sent from Lucknow to Ayodhya via Gorakhpur.
Helpline numbers have been issued 8957400965 for Gonda,
8957409292 for Lucknow,
9026624251 for Siwan,
8303979217 for Chapra and 8303098950 for Deoria Sadar.
Whereas DM Gonda has issued control room numbers 05262- 230125, 358560.
Commercial Control-9957555984,
Furkating Junction-9957555966,
Miryani: 6001882410, Simalgudi: 8789543798,
Tinsukia: 9957555959,
Dibrugarh: 9957555960.
Six trains will pass through Balrampur, vigilance increased
After the train accident in Gonda, six trains will be operated through the district. The North Eastern Railway Administration has issued an order regarding this. Additional arrangements have been made at the local railway station. Besides, vigilance has also been increased. Pankaj Kumar Singh, Chief Public Relations Officer of North Eastern Railway, said that 12555 Gorakhpur-Bathinda Gorakhdham Express, 12553 Saharsa-New Delhi Vaishali Express, 15273 Raxaul-Anand Vihar Terminus Satyagraha Express, 19038 Barauni-Bandra Terminus Express, 22537 Gorakhpur-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Kushinagar. Express, 13019 Howrah-Kathgodam Bagh Express has been diverted. It is to be run via Badhni-Gonda. In such a situation, this train will pass through Gonda.
Along with the operation of trains, vigil has been increased at the station. Railway Protection Force has been asked to control the crowd during the movement of trains. At the same time, health services have been put on alert mode. CMO Dr. Mukesh Kumar said that the team of doctors and ambulances have been prepared. As soon as there is demand from Gonda, they will be dispatched.
CRS investigation of the accident, Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the deceased
General Manager of North Eastern Railway, Soumya Mathur said that the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) will investigate the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express train accident. The Railway Ministry has announced an assistance amount of Rs 10 lakh each to the families of those killed in the accident, Rs 2.5 lakh each to the seriously injured and Rs 50 thousand each to the passengers with general injuries. The injured in the accident are being treated at Gonda Medical College under the supervision of officials. CDO M. Arunmouli along with CMO Dr. Rashmi Verma inquired about the condition of the injured. The CDO said that special arrangements have been made for the treatment of patients. Senior officials of the police department reached the spot to investigate the train accident. The officers remained on the spot till late evening.
Train reached Mankapur for Dibrugarh
Thousands of passengers who survived the train accident were sent to Mankapur railway station. Railways made arrangements to take the passengers traveling from Dibrugarh via Basti, Gorakhpur, Deoria to their destination. In a hurry, a train like Dibrugarh Express train from Chandigarh reached Mankapur from Gomtinagar. In which the passengers boarded and the train left with them.
List of injured in Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express train accident
Nitin Tiwari- Gonda,
Jitendra – Sultanpur,
Prachi – Sultanpur,
Sushila Devi – Madhubani Chapra
Khushi- Bihar
Vikas- Chhapra
Jagdish- address unknown
Sanjay Kumar- Address Unknown
Sarvesh Shukla- Address Unknown
Chhoti- Bihar
Tarun – Golaghat
Bholu – Bihar
Shambhu Kumar – Bihar
Anita – Bihar
Monu Tiwari- Bihar
Ravi Kumar – Chhapra Bihar
Pramod Yadav – Gorakhpur
Nar Mohammed – Address Unknown
Shiva Kumar- Bihar
Raj- Chandigarh
Virendra – Bettiah Bihar
Narsingh- Bihar
Sumer Singh- Panchputi Jagtapur Mankapur Gonda
Devendra – Address Unknown
Sameer Singh – Panchputi Jagtapur Mankapur Gonda
Shaukat Ali – Bihar
Vinay Kumar – Muzaffarpur
Raman – Paraspur Gonda
Sunil Kumar – Bajipur Kushinagar
Chhoti Kumari – Madhubani Bihar
Anita Devi – Chandigarh
Pramod Yadav – Gariha Sikri Gorakhpur
Shivam Kumar – Sardaiya Motipur Bihar
Manoj Pandey – Chandigarh
Sarvesh Shukla- Khasiara Dudhara Sant Kabir Nagar
Edmund Lakra- Naga Village Dimapur Nagaland
Shambhu Kumar- Madhaili Mahalgaon Araria Bihar
Nankan- Pokhati Gulkhat Bihar
Last month only a goods train collided with Kanjanjunga Express.
Last month, on June 17, Kanjanjunga Express was hit from behind by a goods train near Newsalpaiguri station in West Bengal. There were 10 deaths in this. Earlier in 2023, at least 293 passengers were killed when three trains collided in
Balasore, Odisha.
Chief Minister Yogi took cognizance of Gonda train accident
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took cognizance of the train accident that took place in Gonda district on Thursday and directed the officials to immediately go to the spot and carry out relief and rescue work quickly. He also directed
to provide proper treatment to the injured. The district administration officials were asked to provide all possible help to the victims. Let us inform that after the accident, on the instructions of the Chief Minister, all the
hospitals, community health centers and primary health centers of the surrounding districts have been asked to remain on alert mode. Besides, NDRF and SDRF teams deployed in nearby districts were also instructed to immediately go to the
spot and carry out relief and rescue operations.
Akhilesh Yadav expressed grief over train accident Samajwadi Party National President and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has expressed deep grief over the deaths in the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express train accident in Gonda. Wishing
speedy recovery of the injured, Akhilesh Yadav has demanded the government to provide good medical treatment to the injured.
Two trains canceled after the accident, route of 16 changed
After the accident of express train (15904) going from Chandigarh to Dibrugarh, two passenger trains were canceled by the Railway Department. Apart from this, routes of 16 trains have been diverted. The diverted trains are being run via
Ayodhya-Mankapur. Due to this, passengers had to face a lot of problems at Gonda railway station. Hundreds of devotees were deprived of visiting Mata Vaishno Devi. There was a crowd of passengers waiting to cancel their tickets at the
ticket office.
Mahesh Gupta, Public Relations Officer of Lucknow Division of North Eastern Railway, said that the trains have been diverted. In which 16 trains including Vaishali, Gorakhdham, Saptkranti, Bihar Sampark Kranti, Satyagraha, Bandra,
Kushinagar, Bagh, Lucknow-Barauni, Lucknow-Gorakhpur Intercity, Gwalior-Barauni were diverted and run between Gonda to Balrampur and Mankapur to Ayodhya. . There is panic among the passengers due to diversion of trains. Many other
passengers had to cancel their journey.
Who will take responsibility for one railway accident after another: Kharge
Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge said that the Narendra Modi government is constantly endangering the railway security of the country. Who will take responsibility for the rail accidents one after the other? The PM and the
Railway Minister do not miss any publicity opportunity, so they should take direct responsibility for such a huge mistake. He expressed condolences to the victims of the accident and wished for the speedy recovery of the injured.
Kharge said, on the collision between Kanchenjunga Express and goods train a month ago, the Railway Safety Commissioner himself had said that the accident was bound to happen. The accident was attributed to failure of automatic
signaling, lapses in operations management at multiple levels, and non-availability of critical safety equipment such as walkie-talkies with the loco pilot and train manager. Still the government did not learn any lesson. Congress also
demanded installation of Kavach system for security on all routes as soon as possible.
Trinamool held the Railway Minister responsible
Trinamool Congress MP and national spokesperson Sushmita Dev said that Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav is responsible for the accident. Railways are no longer safe. At the same time, the party’s second MP Mahua Moitra said that it
seems that after 10 years of Modi government’s tenure, Railways has reached the emergency room.
the deceased were identified
A person who lost his life in the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express train accident near Pikaura Koyripur village between Motiganj-Jhilahi railway station of Gonda-Gorakhpur railway section has been identified. Among the deceased, one has
been identified as Rahul resident of Bareilly and Saroj Kumar Singh resident of Araria, Bihar. Information has been sent to the homes of the deceased through GRP and Civil Police. Four people from Gonda district were also aboard the
train, who were injured in the accident.
Dr. Alok Choudhary, doctor of CHC Mankapur, said that a total of 31 injured were brought to CHC after the train accident. Out of which two people had died. Out of these, one deceased has been identified as Rahul (38), resident of
Dhaneti Bareilly (UP) and the other deceased has been identified as Saroj Kumar Singh (30), son of Raghunandan Singh, resident of Araria, Bihar. 09 people seriously injured in train accident, taken to Gonda Medical College
