Rail traffic hit as goods train derails

TRAFFIC ON the Bina-Bhopal section of West Central Railway was affected as three empty wagons of a goods train coming from Delhi derailed near Pawai station between Vidisha and Bina stations today.

TRAFFIC ON the Bina-Bhopal section of West Central Railway was affected as three empty wagons of a goods train coming from Delhi derailed near Pawai station between Vidisha and Bina stations today.

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Nobody was injured in the mishap, which took place at around 11 am near Pawai railway station, Vidisha stationmaster S Niranjan said.

Derailment disrupted traffic on Up-line and both Up and Down trains were being routed on the Dn track and several trains were running behind schedule, railway sources said.

Amritsar-Dadar Express, Jodhpur-Bhopal Fast Passenger and Kushinagar Express had been stopped at Ganjbasoda, while Swarna Jayanti Express had been halted at Bina immediately after derailment, the sources added.