On Tuesday night (October 21), 12 coaches of a goods train derailed near Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, disrupting traffic on the Delhi-Mumbai rail route. Giving this information, the officials said that the derailed coaches were loaded with goods. Officials said that there were no casualties in the incident which took place at 8:24 pm between Vrindavan Road station and Ajhai station under the Mathura-Palwal section of Agra Railway Division.

An official said, “According to preliminary information, 12 coaches of the goods train have derailed, due to which the down main line, up main line and the third line have been disrupted. There is no report of any injury to any member of the train crew. These disruptions will have a serious impact on the movement of various trains on the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Kota routes, he said.

Rail traffic affected due to derailment of goods train

According to Shashi Kiran, Chief Public Relations Officer of North Western Railway, the following railway services will be affected due to the diversion of goods train between Vrindavan Road-Ajhai of Mathura-Palwal railway section on Agra division of North Central Railway.

Diverted train services (from originating station)

1. Train number 12415, Indore – New Delhi train service, which is scheduled to depart from Indore on 21.10.25, will operate via the changed route via Sawai Madhopur-Jaipur-Rewari-New Delhi.
2. Train number 12475, Hapa – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra train service which is scheduled to depart from Hapa on 21.10.25 will operate via the changed route via Sawai Madhopur-Jaipur-Rewari-New Delhi.
3. Train number 12486, Sri Ganganagar – Nanded train service, which departs from Sri Ganga Nagar on 21.10.25, will operate via the changed route via New Delhi-Rewari-Alwar-Mathura.
4. Train number 12472, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra- Bandra Terminus train service, which is scheduled to depart from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra on 21.10.25, will operate via the diverted route via New Delhi-Rewari-Alwar-Mathura.
5. Train number 20156, New Delhi – Dr. Ambedkar Nagar train service which is scheduled to depart from New Delhi on 21.10.25 will operate via the diverted route via Rewari-Alwar-Mathura.
6. Train number 12172, Haridwar – Mumbai (Lokmanya Tilak Terminus) train service which is scheduled to depart from Haridwar on 21.10.25 will operate via the diverted route via Rewari-Alwar-Mathura.
7. Train number 22408, Hazrat Nizamuddin- Ambikapur train service, which is scheduled to depart from Hazrat Nizamuddin on 21.10.25, will operate via the changed route via New Delhi-Rewari-Alwar-Mathura.
8. Train number 12416, New Delhi – Indore train service, which is scheduled to depart from New Delhi on 21.10.25, will operate via the changed route via Rewari-Alwar-Mathura.

According to Shashi Kiran, Chief Public Relations Officer of North Western Railway, the following railway services will be affected due to the diversion of goods train between Vrindavan Road-Ajhai of Mathura-Palwal railway section on Agra division of North Central Railway.

Canceled train services (from originating station)

1. Train number 51973, Mathura – Jaipur train service will remain canceled on 22.10.25.
2. Train number 51974, Jaipur – Mathura train service will remain canceled on 22.10.25.

Diverted train services (from originating station)

1. Train number 12909, Bandra Terminus – Hazrat Nizamuddin train service, which is scheduled to depart from Bandra Terminus on 21.10.25, will operate on the changed route via Ratlam-Chanderia-Ajmer-Phulera-Ringas-Rewari-Delhi.
2. Train number 12903, Bandra Terminus – Amritsar train service which is scheduled to depart from Bandra Terminus on 21.10.25 will operate via the changed route via Ratlam-Chanderia-Ajmer-Phulera-Ringas-Rewari-Delhi.
3. Train number 12449, Madgaon – Chandigarh railway service, which is scheduled to depart from Madgaon on 21.10.25, will operate via the changed route via Ratlam-Chanderia-Ajmer-Phulera-Ringas-Rewari-Delhi.
4. Train number 12904, Amritsar – Bandra Terminus train service, which is scheduled to depart from Amritsar on 21.10.25, will operate via the diverted route via Ghaziabad-New Delhi-Rewari-Alwar-Mathura.
5. Train number 12432, Hazrat Nizamuddin – Thiruvananthapuram Central train service which will depart from Hazrat Nizamuddin on 22.10.25 will operate via the changed route via Rewari-Jaipur-Sawai Madhopur.

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Jharkhand news: A big negligence case has come to light from Sahibganj district of Jharkhand. A major railway accident was averted in the Barharwa railway setting yard of the district. In fact, the box of stone -laden freight train suddenly slipped uncontrollably and hit a steep goods train.

This incident has raised questions on the negligence and security arrangements of the railway administration. At the same time, the video of this incident is also increasingly viral on social media.

Second train collided with already standing goods train

According to eyewitnesses, the goods train was standing with stones, when some of its coaches started rolling forward. In uncontrolled speed, the coaches went ahead and collided with the second steep goods train and on seeing this, many coaches went on each other. During this time the rack derailed, which is expected to cause major damage.

#Watch The goods train hit the second freight train, many coaches of the goods train climbed on each other
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No casualties occurred in the accident

However, there was no reported casualties of any person in the accident, but the Railways has suffered heavy economic losses. The functioning of the loading yard has been affected due to the overturning and derailment of the coaches. According to the local people, such incidents have been revealed earlier, but no concrete measures have been taken by the Railways.

On receiving information about the incident, high officials of the railway reached the spot and took stock of the situation. Relief and repair works have been started on a war footing. At the same time, the locals gathered in large numbers at the scene. This incident has once again exposed the railway security arrangements, and only after investigation it will be clear whether the accident occurred due to human omission or technical flaw.