Train companies hit as items practice derails in Odisha’s Koraput district

By Express News Service

KORAPUT: Train companies had been hit as a minimum of six wagons of a items practice derailed at Bheja railway station in Koraput district within the wee hours of Friday.

Sources stated the incident occurred when the iron ore-laden items practice was on its strategy to Vishakhapatnam from Kirandul when it derailed at round 3 am.

A senior railway official stated practice companies on Kirandul – Kothavalsa (KKline) had been utterly disrupted following the incident.

Along with accident aid trains and gear, railway officers rushed to the spot and launched a rescue and restoration operation. 

“Efforts are on to clear the tracks and restore communication. Train services are expected to be normalised by Friday evening,” the railway official knowledgeable.