Sonbhadra/Jaunpur, September 16: The engine of a goods train derailed in Sonbhadra early on Monday, disrupting rail traffic for hours after debris from a nearby hill fell on the tracks due to heavy rains, railway officials said. No casualty has been reported so far and train traffic was restored after the tracks were cleared of the debris, they said.

Around 3 am on Monday, the goods train travelling from Chunar to Chopan in the Sonbhadra district hit the debris near Brahmababa bridge and its engine got derailed, a railway official said. Uttar Pradesh Train Derailment: 7 Coaches of Goods Train Derails in Amroha Yard Between Ghaziabad-Moradabad Section, No Casualties Reported.

Goods Train’s Engine Derails in Sonbhadra

Soon after receiving information about the incident from the driver and guard of the goods train, railway staff reached the spot and started the repair work. Due to the derailment, a goods train was stopped at Chunar and the Jammutavi Express was diverted from Garhwa.

Sonbhadra station master Ajay Babu said there was an accident, but officials reached the spot and got the debris removed and traffic resumed on the track. In a separate incident in Jaunpur district of the state, train operations were briefly disrupted on Monday morning after a rail track was found broken, according to officials. Another Train Derailment: Coal Laden Goods Train Derails in UP’s Sonbhadra, No Injuries Reported (Watch Videos).

"A railway track broke near Rajnipur railway crossing, east of Harpalganj railway station in the Sultanpur rail division. The incident was discovered around 7 AM when the Suheldev Express, coming from Sultanpur, passed over the damaged track, producing a loud noise, the local station master Krishna Nand Pandey said.

"The breakage was promptly reported to the control room. Consequently, the Sadbhavna Express, coming from Delhi, was halted at Harpalganj station. Repair work took approximately two hours, after which train services resumed," Pandey added.

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