Rajdhani derailed in WB, passengers safe

Kolkata: Howrah-bound Rajdhani Express derailed in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Monday. Passengers of the Rajdhani Express escaped unhurt when two coaches derailed at a Railway station in Hooghly.

The incident happened at 9.20 am on Monday morning.

The express was at a slow speed while it was passing platform number three of the Baruipara station and switching onto another track, around 50 km from Howrah, when two front wheels of the engine jumped off the rails, which led to two coaches behind it derailing, the sources said.

Around 50 feet of track was damaged as a result of the derailment, they said.

Eastern Railway sources said no injury or casualty reported in the incident so far.

(with inputs from PTI)