GUWAHATI: Normal train operations have been restored in the Lumding–Badarpur Hill Section of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) after the derailment of a locomotive of the Silchar–Guwahati Express (Train No. 15616) on Thursday morning, October 29, according to a railway press release.
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The incident took place at around 8:50 AM when the front trolley of the locomotive of Train No. 15616 derailed at Km 166/7 between Badarpur and Sukritipur stations, near Badarpur in Assam. The section falls under the Lumding Division of NFR.
Railway authorities said all passengers are safe and no casualties or injuries were reported.
Restoration work was carried out on a priority basis under the supervision of senior railway officials. NFR said the work has now been completed.
Train No. 13126 (Sairang–Kolkata) Express was the first train to depart from Badarpur after the incident, leaving at 2:50 PM and passing the affected site safely at 3:04 PM. Train operations in the section are being progressively restored.
