More than 150 passengers were in Train No. 12841 (Shalimar- Madras) Coromandal Express, and in Train No. 12864 (Yashwantpur – Howrah) Express, which crashed at Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha on Friday, June 2,2023.
The passengers boarded the train, going to Howrah, at Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajahmundry, Tadepalligudem, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, and a number of other passengers coming by the Coromandal Express, are anticipated to alight at totally different stations in AP, the SCR officers stated.
“We collected the particulars of the passengers travelling in direction of and from Andhra Pradesh in each the trains. Officials are looking for out situation of the passengers,” stated Vijayawada Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (Sr. DCM), V. Rambabu.
The South Central Railway (SCR) officers have arrange Help Lines at many stations in the State for sharing info to the kinfolk. Family members of the passengers can have info from the Help Lines, Mr. Rambabu informed The Hindu on Saturday.
Help Lines
SCR Zone Headquarters, Rail Nilayam, (Secunderabad): 040 – 27788516
Vijayawada Railway Station: 0866 2576924
Rajahmundry Railway Station: 0883 2420541
Renigunta Railway Station: 9949198414.
Tirupati Railway Station: 7815915571
Nellore Railway Station: 0861 2342028
Samalkot Railway Station – 7780741268
Ongole Railway Station – 781590948.
Trains cancelled
The railway officers cancelled, partially cancelled and rescheduled many trains as a consequence of the tragedy. More than 50 trains have been cancelled, the railway authorities stated.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) 10th Battalion has stated that the drive is able to transfer to the accident web site and is ready for the orders from NDRF headquarters, stated 10th Battalion Commandant Zahid Khan.
Meanwhile, members of the family of the passengers were seen speeding to the railway stations and were enquiring about their kin who were travelling in the ill-fated trains.
//EOM.08.00 Hrs.