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Talcher-Puri MEMU derails near Puri station, none hurt
The Talcher-Puri MEMU is a passenger train that travels from Talcher to Puri in Odisha, India.
On Friday afternoon, a wheel of this train came off the track.
When a train wheel leaves the track, it is called a derailment.
It happened close to the Puri railway station.
People on the train and at the station were scared, but luckily nobody was hurt.
The passengers got off the train safely.
Railway workers and railway police came to help.
They put the wheel back on the track and moved the train again by 3:32 in the afternoon.
Other trains were only briefly affected.
Officials do not yet know why the wheel came off, so they will investigate.
The Talcher-Puri MEMU passenger train (no. 68413) derailed near Puri railway station in Odisha on Friday afternoon.
One wheel of the train's front trolley derailed at 1.22 pm while entering platform number 3; another report says the engine jumped the tracks about 500 metres from the station.
No injuries or casualties were reported, though hundreds of passengers had a narrow escape and were briefly stranded.
The train was rerailed at 3.32 pm after restoration efforts by railway staff and Railway Protection Force (RPF) teams.
East Coast Railway (ECoR) said other train movements were not impacted, while one report noted brief disruption in the vicinity; the cause is not yet known and an inquiry is planned.
- Who
- East Coast Railway (ECoR) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel, and passengers of MEMU train no. 68413
- What
- The Talcher-Puri MEMU passenger train derailed near Puri station; one wheel of its front trolley came off the track, while one report says the engine jumped the tracks
- Where
- Near platform number 3, about 500 metres from Puri railway station, Odisha, India
- When
- Friday afternoon; the derailment occurred at 1.22 pm and the train was rerailed at 3.32 pm
- Why
- The cause was not immediately known; railway authorities plan a detailed inspection and inquiry
Key facts
- Train
- Talcher-Puri MEMU (train no. 68413)
- Route
- Talcher to Puri, Odisha
- Incident
- Derailment of one wheel of the front trolley (reported in one account as engine derailment); train was travelling at relatively low speed
- Time of derailment
- 1.22 pm
- Location
- Near platform number 3, about 500 metres from Puri railway station
- Injuries
- None reported
- Train rerailed
- 3.32 pm
- Cause
- Not immediately known; detailed inspection and inquiry expected
Sources
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