Tamil Nadu train accident: 182 passengers who boarded from Mysuru are safe, say authorities
The Hindu
Mysuru-Dharbhanga Express collision in Chennai diverts trains, migrant workers safe, special train arranged for passengers.
The Mysuru-Dharbhanga Express which collided with a goods train at Kavaraippettai railway station in 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.
Most boarding takes place enroute with bulk in Bengaluru and the weekly express service was popular among the migrant workers from Bihar-Jharkhand region, according to the sources.
The railway authorities said here on Saturday (October 12, 2024) that they contacted each of 182 passengers who had boarded from Mysuru and confirmed that all of them were safe and had left by a special train to Dharbhanga.
Due to the collision, the following trains have been diverted:
Train No.12509 Sir M.Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru-Guwahati Express, journey which commenced on October 11th 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 journey 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.
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