It’s very sad, in the era of latest technologies and skilled resources we are facing these railways mishap, sometimes it scared to travel. As a layman, we don’t know what are the causes of these accidents and loss of human life.
May 21,2017-(Today) Mumbai- Lucknow Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed when it arrived at the platform number 3 of Unnao station.
Passengers on board the Mumbai-Lucknow Lokmanya Tilak Express had a miraculous escape Sunday afternoon after 11 bogies derailed in Unnao, 20 km from Kanpur.
A few passengers suffered minor injuries in the mishap. Police and railways officials said the accident may have happened as bolts were found missing from the track on which the Lucknow-bound train was traveling.
A relief train was rushed from Lucknow to bring the passengers to the state capital.
An inquiry has been ordered to find out how the unfit track was cleared for movement. The Northern Railways general manager and senior officials were also on their way to the accident site.
A team of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) was dispatched to site of the accident to ascertain if there is a terror link to the derailment which could have led to casualties had the train not slowed down as it approached the Unnao railway station.
Major Train Mishap in 2017-
January 22, 2017- At least 40 passengers were killed and over 50 were injured as nine coaches of Jagdalpur-Bhubaneswar Hirakhand Express derailed in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh on the night of January 21.
February 20, 2017- Three coaches and the engine of Kalindi Express derailed after colliding with a goods train at the Tundla Junction in Uttar Pradesh.
March 17, 2017- Four women were killed after a train rammed into an ambulance at an unmanned level crossing at Mannekote-Talaka road near Challakere in Chitradurga district in central Karnataka.
March 30, 2017: Jabalpur-Nizamuddin Mahakaushal Express derails At least 12 people were injured after eight coaches of the Jabalpur-Nizamuddin Mahakaushal Express derailed near Kulpahar railway station in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh.
April 9, 2017: Goods train derails in West Bengal A goods train engine was derailed between Madpur and Jakpur in Howrah-Kharagpur section of South Eastern Railway.
The Railways have set up phone helplines for relatives of passengers on the train.
The numbers are:
0522-2237677 (Lucknow) ,
0510 1072 (Jhansi),
022 2528005 (Lokmanya Tilak )
025 12311499 (Kalyan)
0253 2467863 (Nashik).
