Several trains have been canceled and diverted after more than 12 coaches of the 12506 Delhi-Kamakhya North East Express derailed near the Raghunathpur station in Bihar’s Buxar district on Wednesday.
The 12506 Down North East Express, which departed from Anand Vihar Terminal in Delhi at 7:45 am, was on its way to Kamakhya Junction in Assam’s Guwahati.
The train accident left six dead and nearly 100 injured.
Bhojpur SP Pramod Kumar confirmed six casualties and railway sources said that nearly 100 people were injured as more than 12 bogies derailed.
Hospitals at Ara, Buxar, and Patna including PMCH, AIIMS, and IGIMS in the state capital have been asked to be on the ready for injured passengers.
The mishap took place close to Raghunathpur station of Danapur division near Buxar around 9.35 pm and there were no reports of any casualty, news agency PTI reported, citing an official from Indian Railways.
Train Cancellations
In an official statement, the East Central Railway zone said that trains that have been canceled include: Patna-Puri Special (03230), Sasaram-Ara Special (03620), Bhabua Road Express Special (03617), Patna–DDU Memu Pass Spl (03203), Patna-Buxar Memu Pass Special (03375).
Two trains have been partially cancelled and they include: Patna-DDU Express (13209) which will run upto Ara and DDU-Patna Express (13210), which will also run upto Ara.
Trains that have been diverted onto alternate routes include Pune-Danapur SF Express (12149), Patliputra SF Express (12141), Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express (12424), Vikramshila Express (12368), Kamakhya Express (15623), Guwahati Express (15633), Rajendra Nagar Terminal Tejas Rajdhani Express (12310), Bhagalpur Garib Rath Express (22406), Anvt Rdp Express (22488), among others.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the rescue operation is going on at war footing at the Buxar derailment site.
‘Rescue operation going on at war footing at Buxar derailment site. NDRF, SDRF, District administration, Railway officials, and local residents are all working as one team. Injured shifted to hospital. War room operating,’ the minister wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Currently, the restoration work is also underway at the train accident site in Bihar.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav has spoken to the district magistrate and SP of Buxar and Arrah and directed them to make proper arrangements for the injured and send the concerned officers to the incident site as soon as possible.
Emergency helpline numbers for passengers
9771449971 (Patna), 8905697493 (Danapur), 8306182542 (Ara), 8306182542, and 7759070004.