Archive · 11 Sep 2026
Goods Train Derailment Disrupts Services Between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada
A goods train carrying fertilizer derailed near Kovvur on Friday.
Eight wagons came off the railway track.
This disrupted trains running between Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada.
Several express trains had to stop or wait.
The Vande Bharat Express stopped at Samarlakota.
The Howrah–Tirupati Express also stopped there.
Railway officials went to the site to assess the damage.
Trains were delayed by about eight hours while many people were traveling for holidays.
A fertilizer-carrying goods train derailed between Kovvur and Pashivedala on Friday.
Eight wagons derailed on the Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada railway route.
Several express services were halted, including the Vande Bharat Express and Howrah–Tirupati Express.
The Vande Bharat Express stopped at Samarlakota, while the Howrah–Tirupati Express also stopped there.
Trains on the main line faced delays of around eight hours amid heavy holiday travel.
- Who
- A goods train carrying fertilizer from Odisha to Maharashtra, railway authorities, and passengers using the affected route.
- What
- The train derailed, with eight wagons leaving the track and disrupting several passenger services.
- When
- Friday; the disruption occurred ahead of the second Saturday, Sunday, and Vinayaka Chavithi holiday.
- Where
- Between Kovvur and Pashivedala in East Godavari district, on the Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada main line.
- Why
- The derailment disrupted the railway track and caused train services to be halted or delayed.
- Cargo
- Fertilizer
- Goods train route
- Odisha to Maharashtra
- Derailed wagons
- Eight
- Affected rail corridor
- Visakhapatnam–Vijayawada main line
- Estimated delay
- Around eight hours
- Passenger trains affected
- Vande Bharat Express and Howrah–Tirupati Express
- Reported location
- Between Kovvur and Pashivedala