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Three coaches of Secunderabad-Shalimar Express including parcel van derail in Howrah

Three coaches of the Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Nalpur Station, leading to a disruption in rail services. Thankfully, no casualties were reported. This incident follows two other recent derailments in Tamil Nadu and Assam, both of which also resulted in no injuries but caused service delays.

Train drailment Three coaches of the 22850 Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express derailed near Nalpur Station in the South Eastern Railway division, said railway officials on Saturday. The 3 coaches that derailed included one parcel van and 2 others. According to the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of South Eastern Railway, no casualties have been reported so far, and authorities are on-site managing the situation.

This derailment comes after two other incidents in Tamil Nadu and Assam last week. In Tamil Nadu, the wheel of the Bodinayakkanur-bound express train derailed. While in Assam, rail traffic was impacted under the Lumding-Badarpur hill section of Northeast Frontier Railway following derailment of a wagon of a goods train.

No injuries were reported in those cases either, though the disruptions have caused delays..