Maharashtra: Goods train derails near Kasara, some services disrupted

A goods train derailed on Sunday between Kasara station and TGR3 down line section on the down main line creating a disruption in the rail services in the region the officials saidThe incident took place at around 631 pm they saidThe affected train has been identified as the JNPT DLIB Container train with a staggering seven loaded wagons derailing during the mishap an official statement said on Sunday eveningThe incident has led to the suspension of mail express traffic in the Kasara to Igatpuri DOWN section impacting the middle line as well The affected section is vital for the transportation of goods and passengers and the derailment is expected to cause delays and inconvenience for commuters in the coming hours as per the officialsThey said that the suburban local train traffic remains unaffected providing some relief to daily commuters relying on local train servicesHowever the disruption in the mail express traffic is expected to affect the normal flow of operations The railway authorities have addressed the situation and relief efforts are underway the officials saidThey said that there have been no reported injuries or casualtiesIn response to the derailment Accident Relief Trains ART have been mobilised and are en route to the site from Kalyan station road and Igatpuri station the officials saidThe specialised relief trains play a crucial role in emergency situations facilitating the recovery process and ensuring the safety of passengers and railway personnelPassengers are urged to stay informed about the situation through official announcements and updates from the railway authorities While suburban local train services continue without interruption disruptions in the mail express traffic between Kasara and Igatpuri are expected to persist until the completion of recovery effortsThe railway authorities are conducting a thorough investigation into the causes of the derailment The details of affected trains and diversions was also shared by the railwaysThe following down mail express trains would be affected1 12261 CSMT Howrah express at Asangaon station2 11401 CSMT Adilabad nandigram express at Ombarmalli station3 12105 CSMTgondia vidarbha express at ghatkopar station4 12109 CSMT Manmad panchvati express at vikroli station5 17612 CSMT Nanded expressDeparted from CSMT6 12137 CSMT Firozpur Punjab mail express Departed from CSMT7 12173 LTT pratapgarh express at KasaraDiversion of mail express trains1 12111 CSMT Amaravati exp via kalyanpune daund manmad2 12809 CSMT Howrah exp via divavasai udhana jalgoan route3 17057 CSMT Secunderabad exp via kalyan karjat punedaund manmad route4 12322 CSMT Howrah exp via divavasai udhana jalgaon exp5 18029 LTT Shalimar exp via diva vasai udhanajalgaon route6 12167 LTT varanasi exp via divavasai udhanajalgaon route7 12141 LTT Patliputra exp via divavasai udhanajalgaon routeChief PRO Shivaji Manaspure said apart from above diversions of 11 mail express trains there are 4 mail express trains which are beyond Kalyan station alreadynear to Kalyan station which can not be divertedKasara to Igatpuri is a Thal ghat section which is having 3 lines1 Goods train derailment is on DOWN line kasara to Igatpuri direction line hence DOWN traffic is affected2 Derailment is infringing middle line also Efforts are going on to make middle line safe so that some of the DOWN line traffic of kasara to Igatpuri side can be started3 Up line from Igatpuri to Kasara side is already fit This line is not affected Hence Igatpuri to Kasara train traffic is running4 mail express which are already in kalyan to Kasara section which can not be diverted as of now are1 12261 CSMT Howrah exp at Asangaon2 11401 CSMT Adilabad nandigram exp at Kasara3 12173 LTT Pratapgarh expat Kasara4 12109 CSMT Manmad panchvati expnear KalyanEfforts are going on for middle line in ghat section to make fit to run above 4 detained trains Passengers are requested to bear with inconvenience he added