Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Two trains collide in Uttarakhand tunnel, 60 injured
Two trains crashed inside a tunnel in Uttarakhand, India.
One train was carrying people, and the other was carrying materials.
About 60 people got hurt, but all were rescued, and their condition is stable.
Ten of the injured were taken to the hospital.
The tunnel is part of a big hydroelectric project that is being built on the Alaknanda River.
The project is supposed to make a lot of electricity and is expected to be finished next year.
The accident happened during a shift change when workers were being transported inside the tunnel.
Two trains collided inside the Pipalkoti tunnel of the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district.
The accident occurred late Tuesday evening (around 8:30 PM) during a shift change, injuring 60 out of the 109 people on the train.
All injured have been rescued, and their condition is stable; 10 were sent to the District Hospital in Gopeshwar, 17 to Vivekananda Hospital, and 33 others were stable.
The trains were used for transporting workers, officials, and materials for the construction of the 444-megawatt hydroelectric project.
The project, being built by THDC (India), is targeted for completion by next year.
- Who
- Workers and officials on a loco train
- What
- Collision between a loco train and a goods train
- When
- Late Tuesday evening (around 8:30 PM)
- Where
- Inside the Pipalkoti tunnel of the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand
- Why
- The trains were moving inside the tunnel for transportation of workers, officials, and materials
- Location
- Pipalkoti tunnel, Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydro Electric Project, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand
- Time of Accident
- Late Tuesday evening (around 8:30 PM)
- Number of People on Train
- 109
- Number of Injured
- 60
- Hospitalized
- 10 in District Hospital, Gopeshwar; 17 in Vivekananda Hospital; 33 others stable
- Project Capacity
- 444 megawatts
- Project Completion Target
- Next year
- Tunnel Length
- 4.5 km
Sources
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60 injured in loco train collision in Uttarakhand hydroelectric project tunnel
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