Goods train oil tankers derailed in AP

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 15:23 [IST]

Rajahmudry, Andhra Pradesh, Mar 12 (UNI) Three empty oil tankers of a goods train got derailed when it was passing through the Yard to main line at Samalkote railway station this evening at 1602 hours, according to Superintendent of Police, Railways, K Venkateswara Rao.

Mr Rao told UNI over phone the goods train consisted of empty oil tankers. Three tankers were derailed and there was no damage.

The oil tankers were re-railed after hours of hectic restoration work. However, there was no dislocation of traffic in the routes.

The empty takers, goods train was on its way from Visakhatnam to Latur.

All incoming and outgoing trains at Samalkote were diverted on the second routes and no detention or termination of trains were affected. Normalcy was restored at 1915 hours, he added.

UNI

Topics: RAILWAYS-AP-DERAILMENT

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