Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Coal Train Derailment Delays 14 Passenger Trains in Andhra Pradesh
A train carrying coal came off the tracks near Kovvur in Andhra Pradesh.
This happened while the train was changing tracks.
One wagon blocked the main railway line toward Vijayawada.
The problem also stopped some track signals from working.
Railway workers quickly arrived with special equipment to fix the wagon.
They put it back on the rails and checked the tracks carefully.
No one was hurt, but 14 passenger trains were delayed or stopped.
The Puri-Tirupati Express was the first passenger train to use the repaired route.
A coal-loaded goods train derailed near Kovvur railway station on Monday morning.
The train was carrying coal from Odisha to an APGenco terminal power station.
The second wagon derailed while the train was switching tracks, blocking the main line toward Vijayawada.
Railway teams restored the wagon and certified the route safe at 11:15 am.
Fourteen passenger trains were delayed or halted, with services resuming after the Puri-Tirupati Express crossed at 11:48 am.
- Who
- A coal-loaded goods train and railway authorities; 14 passenger trains were affected.
- What
- A wagon derailed, blocking the main line and delaying passenger services.
- When
- Monday morning; the route was certified safe at 11:15 am, and the first train passed at 11:48 am.
- Where
- Near Kovvur railway station on the Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada route in Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The wheels of the goods train’s second wagon slipped off the rails while it was switching tracks.
- Incident
- Coal-loaded goods train derailment
- Location
- Near Kovvur railway station, Andhra Pradesh
- Freight route
- Odisha to an APGenco terminal power station
- Passenger trains affected
- 14
- Route reopened
- 11:15 am
- First passenger train through
- Puri-Tirupati Express at 11:48 am
- Casualties
- No injuries or casualties reported