Special train departs from Chennai Central with stranded passengers after Bagmati Express collision
The train departed from the station at around 04.45 am. The stranded passengers were provided with food and water during the wait, officials said.
The train departed from the station at around 04.45 am. The stranded passengers were provided with food and water during the wait, officials said.
The down Kanchanjungha Express (13174 Dn) left for Sealdah with 1293 passengers, travelling with the unaffected coaches.
The loco pilot and the gaurd of the goods train were among those who lost their lives in the tragic accident.
Andhra Pradesh train accident: The death toll has risen to 14 as rescue operation completed on Monday. More than 50 people have also been injured in the mishap after two trains collided.
After the mishap in which two trains collided in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram, as many as 33 trains have been cancelled and six others rescheduled till now.
Returning to its old picture, the four coaches meant for the general sleeper were packed with passengers
The accident in Balasore district, involving two passenger trains and one goods train, claimed 275 lives and left over 1,000 injured.
Railway minister said work on the reconstruction of the damaged tracks started soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sent out instructions to that effect.
Chief minister Mamata Banerjee said this afternoon that 62 people from Bengal died in the tragic train accident in Odisha, as per the latest count.
Jaya Varma Sinha, Member of Operation and Business Development, Railway Board, said, "Only Coromandel Express met with an accident."
