The East Central Railways (ECR) said that three wagons of a goods train were derailed at Tanakuppa station in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad division early on Tuesday morning.
“Due to derailment of three wagons of goods train at point no. 51/AB up line at Tanakuppa station between Koderma-Gaya section of Dhanbad division at 03.15 hrs today, 27.12.2022, operation of trains on the up line is disrupted,” the ECR said.
As per the latest information, accident relief vehicles have reached the spot from Gomoh and Gaya. Gomoh is one prominent railway station in the Dhanbad division, which lies 30 km from the Dhanbad railway station.
Also known as the coal capital of India, Dhanbad is an important point between one of railways busiest rail routes in the country - the New Delhi-Howrah route.
With inputs from agencies
First Published: Dec 27, 2022 10:39 AM IST
