A wagon of a goods train derailed between Bhiwandi and Kharbao in Thane district of Maharashtra on Tuesday at around 6:32 pm, the railway officials said
The incident took place at around 6:32 pm and one wagon of the goods train was derailed, officials said. Representational Pic/File/iStock
A goods train on Tuesday evening derailed between Bhiwandi and Kharbao in Thane district of Maharashtra, officials said, adding that no injuries were reported in the incident. However national trains passing through the stretch were affected.
The incident took place at around 6:32 pm and one wagon derailed.
Further details will be updated.
Mumbai-bound local train overshoots platform in Thane district; CR to conduct probe
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a Mumbai local train heading to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai overshot a platform at a station in neighbouring Thane district on Tuesday afternoon, officials said, reported the PTI.
The incident occurred at the Thansit railway station on the Central Railway (CR) route in Shahapur taluka around 4.10 pm, they said, adding that an inquiry will be conducted into it, according to the PTI.
Overshooting a platform means the train continues to move beyond its intended stopping point on the platform, going past the designated area for passengers to board or alight.
"Six coaches of the local train went ahead of the platform at the station in Kasara-Kalyan section on the main line of the CR," an official said, the news agency reported.
Following the incident, the the Mumbai local train was detained at the station for eight minutes before it departed for further journey towards Kalyan, he said.
No injuries or disruption to services were reported due to it, the official said, adding that the train crew was changed in Kalyan.
An inquiry will be conducted into the incident, the official said.
(with PTI inputs)
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