A goods train collided with another stationary freight train at Onda in Bankura district of West Bengal on Sunday morning, a senior South Eastern Railway official said.
No one was injured in the accident, which affected train services in the Adra division of SER for over four hours, he said.
At least eight wagons derailed due to the collision, which happened around 4 am, the official said.
Train movement at Onda in the Midnapore-Adra section of Adra division was restored at 8.30 am after urgent repair work was carried out, he said.
The derailed wagons were removed from the tracks on war footing, and the first passenger train to pass was the 18011 Howrah-Chakradharpur Express at 8.35 am, he said.