7 Wagons of Goods Train Derail Near Mumbai, Mail Express Traffic Hit

Mumbai: As many as seven loaded wagons of a goods train derailed near Kasara, forcing the Central Railways to divert several trains originating from Mumbai. Officials said several coaches of a a goods train derailed between Kasara, more than 100 kilometres from Mumbai, and TGR-3 station on the Central Railway network on Sunday evening.

The derailment took place at 6.31 pm, leaving mail express traffic on the Kasara-Igatpuri section on the Down line and middle line affected, he said.

“There is derailment of a goods train between Kasara to TGR-3 DOWN line section at 18.31 hrs, on Down Main line. Goods train- JNPT/DLIB Container train. 2 wagons derailed. Mail express traffic in Kasara to Igatpuri section DOWN section is affected. And middle line is affected. Suburban local train traffic is not affected,” Central Railway chief pubic relations officer (CPRO) Shivraj Manaspure said in a post on X.