Archive · 1 Jan 2026
88 Injured in Loco Train Collision in Chamoli Tunnel
There was a big crash inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand where a train carrying workers hit another train carrying materials.
About 88 people got hurt, but most of them were okay after some medical help.
The trains were not part of the regular Indian Railways but were used for building a big hydroelectric power project.
The project is supposed to be finished next year and will make a lot of electricity.
The leaders of the area checked on the injured people in the hospital.
88 people were injured in a collision between two loco trains inside the Pipalkoti tunnel of the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydropower project in Chamoli district.
One train carried workers and officials, while the other carried material; the accident occurred around 8:30 pm on Tuesday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami ordered proper treatment for the injured, and officials met with them at the hospital.
109 people were on board the train at the time of the accident, most of them laborers; none of the injuries were serious.
The Railways clarified that the trains involved are not Indian Railways trains but local transportation systems used by the project team.
- Who
- Workers and officials on one train, material on the other; Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami; Chamoli District Magistrate Gaurav Kumar; Superintendent of Police Surjit Singh Panwar
- What
- Collision between two loco trains inside a tunnel
- When
- 8:30 pm on Tuesday
- Where
- Pipalkoti tunnel, Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydropower project, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand
- Why
- One train lost control and collided with the other coming from the opposite direction
- Location
- Pipalkoti tunnel, Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydropower project, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand
- Time of Accident
- 8:30 pm on Tuesday
- Number of Injured
- 88
- Number of People on Board
- 109
- Hospitalized
- 4 (under treatment), 66 (discharged after first aid), 18 (given first aid and sent home)
- Project Details
- Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydropower project, 444 MW capacity, targeted completion by next year
- Railway's Statement
- The trains involved are not Indian Railways trains but local transportation systems used by the project team