Freight train derails at Boisar railway station; none injured

Several freight train cars were derailed on Saturday at Boisar railway station in Maharashtrarsquos Palghar District No casualties or injuries were reported in the incidentAs the train was running at a slow speed any major accident was prevented Restoration work to return the derailed carriage to the track is currently underwayWestern Railways operations were reported to be running smoothly and undisrupted by the incidentPalghar Maharashtra At Boisar railway station several freight train cars derailed but fortunately the slow speed prevented a major accident There was no impact on Western Railways operations Officials are onsite and work is underway to return the carriage to the track pictwittercom7bYVq9n9qZmdash IANS ians_india July 27 2024Mumbai local train updates Western Railways announces overnight block between Borivali BhayanderWestern Railway while sharing Mumbai local train updates on Friday said that it will carry out a night block between Borivali and Bhayander railway stations on the intervening night of July 27 and July 28 2024In a statement the Western Railway said that to carry out maintenance work of tracks overhead and signalling equipment a jumbo block of four hours will be taken on up and down fast lines between Mumbai Central and Mahim stations from 0000 hrs to 0435 hrs during the intervening night of 27th and 28th July 2024According to a press release issued by Vineet Abhishek ndash Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway during the block period all Fast line trains will be operated on Slow lines between Borivali and Bhayander stationsTherefore there will be no block in the day over the Western Railway Suburban section on Sunday July 28Mumbai Railway staffer dies while coupling longdistance train at CSMTA Central Railway pointsman lost his life when he got crushed between the locomotive and a coach while coupling a longdistance train at Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Station an official said on Tuesday reported the PTIThe incident occurred at platform No 16 when MumbaiBhubaneshwar Konark Expresss engine was being coupled at around 310 pm on Monday he saidAccording to the PTI Pointsman Suraj Seth jumped onto the track for shunting off the locomotive that was not coupled with the train in the first attempt Railway officials said Seth got crushed between the locomotive and a coach and died they saidIdeally a supervisor should be present while shunting work is on but it seems in this case he was not there at the spot when the accident took place said the officialsA Central Railway spokesperson confirmed the incident as per the PTICoupling is a mechanism where a locomotive is connected to a following coach and by which succeeding compartments in a train are linked