| Rescheduling & Cancellation of Trains in the Wake of Derailment of Jnaneshwari Express 73 Dead and 138 Injured | |
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In an unfortunate accident in the early hours today, train no. 2102, Janeshwari Express between Howrah-Kurla, 73 people lost their lives and 138 have been injured. Out of the reported and identified 138 injured passengers, 38 are grievously injured and 100 sustained simple injuries till the latest reports received here. As a short-term measure, to ensure the safety of train passengers, the Ministry of Railways has decided to re-schedule or cancel some of its trains and also due to late running of some trains.
CANCELLATION OF TRAINS :
1. 2021/2022 Howrah-Barbil Jan Shatdbdi Express 2. 2871/2872 Howrah-Titlagarh Ispat Express 3. 2813/2814 Howrah-Tata Steel Express 4. 315/316 Howrah- Chakradharpur Passenger 5. 8003/8004 Jhargram-Purulia Bi-Weekly Express 6. 8005/8006 Howrah_Koraput-Howrah Express 7. 8615/8616 Howrah-Hatia-Howrah Express 8. 2865/2866 Howrah-Purlia-Howrah Express 9. 8645 Howrah-Hyderabad Express
In view of observance of 'Black Week' from 28.05.10 to 02.06.10, the following trains have been re-scheduled:
Ministry of Railways has extended free travel facility to next kin of the dead and injured passengers receiving medical attention in Kharagpur/Midnapur/Howrah to reach their family members involved in the accident. Relatives may approach their nearest helpline booth at the station to avail of the facility. |
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