Kolkata-Sairang Express Derails at Assam’s Digaru Station; All Passengers Safe

Dispur: The engine and five coaches of the Kolkata-Sairang Express jumped the tracks at Digaru railway station in Assam’s Kamrup (Metro) district on Wednesday morning. The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said no injuries had been reported, and relief and rescue work began immediately.

According to the NFR, Train No. 13125 derailed at around 6.54 am on November 11 as it was being brought into Digaru station to let another train pass. In its preliminary statement, the railway said the locomotive pilot was unable to bring the train’s speed under control, which led to the engine and five coaches coming off the rails.

Passengers were sent on to their destinations by an alternative train, the railway said.

NFR Chief Public Relations Officer Kapinjal Kishore Sharma told ANI over the phone that no casualties had been reported. He said senior railway officials had rushed to the spot, and that the NFR General Manager and other officials had also headed to the site.