Indian Railways

Major concerns have been raised about the growing frequency of deliberate attempts to derail trains throughout India by placing objects on the tracks.

Loco pilots of goods train BCNHL/32849 on Sunday morning informed the Station master here that a cylinder was found on the track between Landaura (LDR) and Dhandhera (DNRA) at km 1553/01.

The NIA has launched an investigation into the Kavarapettai train accident, suspecting track sabotage, with similarities to the Ponneri incident. Nineteen passengers were injured in the collision.

The ED in its Supplementary Prosecution complaint has accused Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family members of obtaining illegal gratification in the form of land parcels in exchange for appointments in the Indian Railways.

An attempted train derailment was thwarted on Saturday after miscreants removed fishplates and keys from a railway track near Kim Railway Station in Surat.

As per the reports, a deliberate attempt was made to derail the Kalindi Express by placing a gas cylinder on the route. However, the accident was averted after the pilot heard the suspicious sound of the cylinder hitting the train.

A loco pilot averted a major train derailment and loss of life by promptly applying emergency brakes after the goods train he was operating collided with motorcycle scrap placed on the railway track in Rajasthan’s Baran district. 

It has been said in the FIR that a broken piece of track was kept on the Railway line. Sabarmati Express derailed after colliding with it. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had also said the same thing.

Taking to X, the Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said, "The engine of Sabarmati Express (Varanasi to Amdavad) hit an object placed on the track and derailed near Kanpur at 02:35 am today."

A train passenger was delivered non-vegetarian food during the holy month of Shravan under the sticker of veg special thali he had ordered