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NFR evacuates 782 passengers after Kolkata-Sairang Express derailment
The Story in Brief
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) arranged a relief train to evacuate passengers of the Kolkata-Sairang Express after its locomotive and five coaches derailed at Digaru railway station on 11 November. All stranded passengers were accommodated in the relief train within four hours of the incident, and it departed for Sairang at 11.30 am.
The 22-coach train was carrying around 782 passengers, including 216 in the affected coaches. The derailment occurred at about 6.54 am while the train was entering a loop line to give precedence to another train. No casualties or major injuries were reported, a press release said.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The NFR’s four-hour evacuation of 782 passengers without casualties points to effective emergency protocols, but the derailment on a loop line raises operational questions about signalling and track condition. The incident involved 216 passengers in the affected coaches, yet no major injuries were reported, suggesting the low speed of entry into the loop limited impact. The NFR press release confirms the train was giving precedence to another service, leaving the precise cause of the derailment to be determined by the railway’s inquiry.
Source: sentinelassam.com
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