Three coaches of Howrah Mail derailed early on Sunday near Igatpuri railway station in Maharashtra. However, there has been no report of any casualty in the incident so far.
Rescue and relief operations have already begun and security forces have been rushed to the spot. As many as 12 trains on the route have been cancelled.
A report in DNA quoted Central Railway chief public relations officer Sunil Udasi as saying that three coaches of 12809 Mumbai-Howrah Mail derailed shortly after 2 am on Sunday. Bogies S-12, S-13 and pantry car of the Mumbai-Howrah mail derailed.
Trains cancelled due to the derailment:
22101 CSMT-Manmad Rajya Rani Express
22102 Manmad-CSMT Rajya Rani Express
12109 CSMT-Manmad Panchvati Express
12110 Manmad-CSMT Panchvati Express
12117 LTT-Manmad Godavari Express
12118 Manmad-LTT Godavari Express
99902 Pune-Talegaon EMU
99903 Talegaon-Pune EMU
99810 Pune-Lonavala EMU
99809 Lonavala-Pune EMU
51318 Pune-Karjat Passenger
51317 Karjat-Pune Passenger