Two wagons of goods train derail in Surendranagar yard; rail operations affected

Surendranagar: Two wagons of an empty goods train derailed in the Surendranagar railway yard under Western Railway’s Rajkot division on Wednesday, October 21, affecting train operations on the route. No casualties have been reported.

The derailment occurred around 1:30 pm when the goods train, travelling from Panki Dham near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh to Hapa in Gujarat, was moving from a loop line towards the main line within the yard.

Following the incident, several passenger trains were diverted through alternative routes, while two passenger services were partially cancelled.

Trains diverted

Five trains operating in the up direction on October 21 have been diverted through alternative routes:

• Train No. 19575 Okha–Nathdwara Express: Via Than–Wankaner–Morbi–Maliya Miyana–Viramgam.
• Train No. 12905 Porbandar–Shalimar Express: Via Wankaner–Morbi–Maliya Miyana–Viramgam.
• Train No. 11463 Veraval–Jabalpur Express: Via Rajkot–Morbi–Maliya Miyana–Viramgam.
• Train No. 22946 Okha–Mumbai Central Express: Via Rajkot–Morbi–Maliya Miyana–Viramgam.
• Train No. 19218 Veraval–Bandra Terminus Saurashtra Janata Express: Via Rajkot–Morbi–Maliya Miyana–Viramgam.

Two trains operating in the down direction have also been diverted:

• Train No. 22718 Secunderabad–Rajkot Express, scheduled for October 20, will run via Viramgam–Maliya Miyana–Morbi–Rajkot.
• Train No. 15636 Guwahati–Okha Express, scheduled for October 19, will run via Viramgam–Maliya Miyana–Morbi–Rajkot.

Two passenger trains partially cancelled

The derailment has also led to partial cancellations of two passenger services between Surendranagar and Wadhwan City.

• Train No. 59272 Bhavnagar Terminus–Surendranagar Passenger will terminate at Wadhwan City, remaining cancelled on the Wadhwan City–Surendranagar section.
• Train No. 59203 Surendranagar–Bhavnagar Terminus Passenger will originate from Wadhwan City, remaining cancelled on the Surendranagar–Wadhwan City section.

Passengers have been advised to check the latest train status through official railway enquiry channels before starting their journeys.