Long-distance trains disrupted for 24 hrs as Pawan express derails

THE DERAILMENT of the 12 rear coaches of Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Jaynagar Pawan Express between Lahavit and Devlali near Nashik on Sunday afternoon in which two passengers were injured, disrupted long-distance train services for nearly 24 hours on the Mumbai-Nashik and further routes.

Twelve long-distance trains were cancelled, 19 trains were diverted, and eight trains had to be short terminated/short originated by the Central Railway.

The coaches were derailed around 3 pm on Sunday and thousands of passengers were stranded for hours before they were shifted to Nashik in 12 buses and a train. The Railways have set up a high-level inquiry committee to investigate the derailment and to ascertain the cause.