UP: Train services resume at Gonda after tragic derailment of Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express
UP: Several coaches of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express train derailed in Pikaura, located between Gonda and Jhilahi in Uttar Pradesh on July 18, leaving four persons dead. As many as 30 passengers were injured.
The train derailed near Gonda station in between Motiganj and Jhilahi railway stations under the jurisdiction of North Eastern Railway at about 2:37 pm. As many as 4-5 coaches of the Dibrugarh Express train from the front got derailed.
Two days after the mishap, train services resumed on the affected downline route in Gonda.
The services resumed after the completion of restoration work on Friday, authorities said.
In addition to the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) inquiry, a high-level inquiry has been ordered into the rail derailment accident.
- With inputs from agencies
