Passengers with their belongings being transported to an alternative route by the railway authorities after the the Mysuru-Darbhanga Express rammed a stationary goods train, at Kavarapettai near Gummidipoondi, Tamil Nadu, on Friday, October 11, 2024 | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam

Tamil Nadu train accident: 182 passengers who boarded from Mysuru are safe, say authorities

Due to Mysuru-Darbhanga Express’ collision with a goods train in Tamil Nadu’s Kavaraippettai, the Railways has diverted a few trains

by · The Hindu

The Mysuru-Darbhanga Express, which collided with a goods train at Kavaraippettai railway station in the Chennai-Gudur section on Friday (October 11, 2024) at around 8.30 p.m., was packed to capacity.

Sources in the railways said as per the reservation chart, 990 people had reservations, of whom 182 passengers were from Mysuru.

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Most boarding takes place en route, with the bulk in Bengaluru; the weekly express service was also popular among the migrant workers from the Bihar-Jharkhand region, according to the sources.

The Railways authorities said here on Saturday (October 12, 2024) that they contacted each of the 182 passengers who had boarded from Mysuru and confirmed that all of them were safe and had left by a special train to Darbhanga.

Trains diverted

Due to the collision, the following trains have been diverted:

Train No. 12509 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru-Guwahati Express, whose journey commenced on 11 October from Bengaluru, has been diverted to run via Katpadi, Melpakkam, Renigunta, and Gudur, skipping stoppages at Arakkonam and Perambur railway stations with an additional stoppage at Tiruttani railway station.

Train No. 12552 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru-Kamakhya Express, whose journey is commencing on October 12 from Bengaluru, will be diverted to run via Dharmavaram and Vijayawada, skipping stoppages at Jolarpettai, Katpadi, Perambur, and Gudur railway stations.

Train No. 12295 Sir M.cVisvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru-Danapur Express, who journey is commencing from Bengaluru on October 12, will be diverted to run via Dharmavaram, Kazipet, and Ramagundam, skipping stoppages at Krishnarajapuram, Bangarpet, Kuppam, Jolarpettai Katpadi, Arakkonam, Perambur, Gudur, Nellore, Ongole, Vijayawada, Khammam, and Warangal.

Published - October 12, 2024 07:57 am IST