12 wagons of freight train derail in UP’s Amroha; none injured

Amroha (UP), July 20

Twelve wagons of a Delhi-bound freight train derailed near the Amroha railway station in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday evening, officials said.

No one was injured in the accident that comes three days after eight coaches of an express passenger train derailed in the state’s Gonda district, killing four passengers and injuring 31.

Moradabad Division’s Senior Deputy Commercial Manager (DCM) Aditya Gupta said that “12 wagons of a goods train derailed just after crossing the Amroha railway station around 5 pm”.

He said that no one was injured in the accident.

The Northern Railway CPRO said the accident happened at the Amroha Yard on the Ghaziabad-Moradabad section, disrupting train movement on the route.

“In the meantime trains on this route are being diverted via Ghaziabad, Hapur and Gajraula,” Gupta said.

He said the freight train “was coming from Uttarakhand and was headed for Delhi, and the contents of the wagons which got derailed are not known”.

Work to restore movement of trains on the section is under way and is expected to be completed by Sunday morning, officials said.