India News | Maharashtra: Railway Line Restored After Goods Train Derails Near Monkey Hill Station

Lonavala (Maharashtra) [India], July 11 (ANI): The railway line near Monkey Hill station in the Ghat section between Lonavala and Karjat has been restored after a goods train derailed earlier on Friday, affecting the movement of long-distance trains.

According to the Central Railway, a goods train derailed near Monkey Hill station between Lonavala and Karjat today.

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The railway line near Monkey Hill station in the Ghat section between Lonavala and Karjat has been restored after the movement of long-distance trains was affected due to derailment, the Central Railway said.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a goods train travelling from Jammu to Punjab derailed in Jammu and Kashmir's (J-K) Kathua district on Thursday morning following heavy rainfall and a landslide.

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The incident occurred near the Lakhanpur area of Kathua after debris from a landslide fell onto the railway track.

"Due to the rain, a landslide occurred, and all the debris came onto the track. As a result, the train got derailed," Ram Bahadur, a railway trackman, told ANI.

Upon receiving information, railway officials rushed to the spot and initiated operations to clear the debris and restore train movement on the affected route. (ANI)

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