Two coaches of Satara-bound train derail at CST

13 November,2009 02:02 PM IST |   |  PTI

Two coaches of a Satara-bound train derailed this morning at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus here. No one was injured in the mishap, a Central Railway spokesman said.


Two coaches of a Satara-bound train derailed this morning at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus here.

Two passengers were injured in the mishap, a Central Railway spokesman said.

This is the fourth incident of its kind in the Central Railway (CR) zone.

" Five coaches of the CST-Kasara local train which was on the verge of moving out of platform number 6 derailed around 7 a.m. today (Friday)," a CR spokesman said.

"We are investigating the causes of the derailment. On account of the accident, platforms 5 and 6 have been temporarily closed to carry out relief work. Suburban train services will be delayed by around 20 minutes," he told IANS.



On Nov 11, eight coaches of the Mysore-Ajmer Express derailed at Jejuri near Pune, injuring six people.

That same evening, five coaches of a Karjat-bound suburban train derailed on platform number 6, but nobody was injured.

Eleven coaches of the Gandhidham-Bengaluru Express derailed near Bhiwandi in Thane district Nov 5, leaving four passengers injured.

On Oct 27, a water pipeline bridge collapsed on a local train in Thane killing three, including the driver of the train.

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