Real-time Updates: MK Stalin Says Passenger Train Ramses Goods Train in Tamil Nadu, “Shocked”.
On Friday evening in Tamil Nadu, at approximately 8:30 p.m., a passenger train traveling at 75 kmph collided with a halted freight train. Instead of traveling on the main route, the train used a loop line, which caused at least 12 coaches to derrail, injuring multiple people, according to railroad officials. There was also a power car fire. In the Tiruvallur district, close to Chennai, train 12578 Mysuru – Darbhanga Bagmati Express collided with a goods train at Kavaraippettai railway station. Dr T Prabhushankar, the district collector of Tiruvallur, stated that there were 1,360 passengers on board. Four of the 19 passengers who are said to have been hurt have serious injuries. According to him, they were sent to a neighboring hospital right away. No deaths have been recorded as of yet. After midnight, travelers who were stuck were taken by MTC buses to
Passengers who were stuck were taken to the Dr. MGR Chennai Central train station by MTC buses after midnight. The stranded passengers were transported to their destination by a special train that departed from Dr. MGR Chennai Central early in the morning. Water and food were given to the passengers.
Anant Madhukar Chowdhury, the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), examined the accident scene in order to determine the precise reason of the mishap and draw conclusions. There have been deployed sniffer dogs.
“The train was headed towards Gudur and further to Andhra Pradesh,” stated R N Singh, General Manager of Southern Railway, in reference to the regrettable incident. A freight train, destined for Gudur, was positioned on the loop line at the station and was accorded precedence. The train entered the loop line even though there was a signal for the main line, even though it was supposed to travel through it. The engine derailed as it collided with the cargo train from behind.
The railway has requested a high-level investigation into the disaster.
The officials said that just before the train crew entered the loop line, there had been a strong jerk. Both the pilot and the pilot-in-training are well. Many trains were then either immediately rerouted, rescheduled, or cancelled. On October 12, eighteen of the scheduled trains are canceled.
M K Stalin, the chief minister, expressed shock and said that rescue efforts are in progress. The administration is responding quickly to rescue and relief operations. The injured are sent to the hospital right away. To make arrangements for meals and transportation so the other passengers can get home, a different staff is at work. The accident train coaches are being removed by the fire department. “I’m still keeping an eye on the rescue efforts,” he declared.
Rail services on this route are likely to restart by Saturday evening, according to officials, who estimate that restoration could take up to 24 hours.
A stationary goods train and a passenger train traveling from Mysore to Darbhanga collided at the Kavaraippettai railway station in the Tiruvallur district, which is close to Chennai. There are reports of 19 injuries after the express train’s parcel truck caught fire. The passenger train has also derailed, with at least 12 coaches involved.
Updates on the train collision in Tamil Nadu are as follows:
“I came here to do some research. “I need to inspect the location first, gather input from multiple sources, and then make a determination,” Railway Safety (CRS) Commissioner Anant Madhukar Chowdhary told the press. Next week, he said, the investigation into the train catastrophe in Tamil Nadu will begin.
Rahul Gandhi posted on X (previously Twitter) that the Mysuru-Darbhanga train accident “mirrors the horrific Balasore accident—a passenger train colliding with a stationary goods train.” He questioned the administration, stating that “no lessons are learned despite many lives lost in numerous accidents.” At the top, accountability is a given. How many more family tragedies are needed before this administration takes notice?
In the Tiruvallur district, close to Chennai, the accident scene at Kavaraippettai railway station was examined by Anant Madhukar Chowdhary, Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS). A passenger train traveling from Mysore to Darbhanga collided with a cargo train that was halted last night.
Images taken outside the Government Stanley Medical College Hospital’s Emergency Department in Chennai, where victims of the collision between train 12578 Mysuru-Darbhanga Express and a cargo train are being treated. Four of the 19 injured passengers have serious injuries.
Passengers who were stuck were taken to the Dr. MGR Chennai Central train station by MTC buses after midnight. A special train carrying the stranded passengers to their destination left Dr MGR Chennai Central early in the morning, around 4:45 am. Water and food were given to the passengers.
