October 17, 2024 7:37 PM.
In Assam, the Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express derailed at Dibalong station under the Lumding division in the Lumding-Badarpur Hill section today.
Official sources said that eight coaches, including the power car and the engine, were derailed. However, no casualties or major injuries have been reported.
Our correspondent reports that an accident relief train and an accident relief medical train have already left for the site from Lumding, along with senior officials of the division to supervise the rescue and restoration works.
The running of trains over the Lumding-Badarpur single-line section has been suspended. Helpline numbers at Lumding are 03674 263120 and 03674 263126