One passenger injured as Capital Express derails in West Bengal

New Delhi:

Capital Express train got derailed near Samuktala station in West Bengal on Tuesday. Around 9.15pm, the engine and two coaches of the UP-UP Rajendra- Guwahati Capital Express train derailed near the Samuktala Road station at Alipurduar district.

The NorthEast Frontier Railway in a press release stated “The engine and two coaches (One SLR and one General Second Class coach) of 13248 UP Rajendra- Guwahati Capital Express derailed near Samuktala Road near Assam-West Bengal border at around 9:15 pm. One passenger was injured in the accident. ”

#Guwahati-bound #CapitalExpress derails in West Bengal, Press Release by #NorthEast Frontier Railways pic.twitter.com/M3NziioaAI

— News Nation (@NewsNationTV) December 6, 2016

This comes weeks after the Indore-Patna Express derailed in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, killing over 100 people on November 20.

West Bengal: Capital Express train derails near Samuktala station, no casualties reported pic.twitter.com/tUtV8LwFuo

— ANI (@ANI_news) December 6, 2016

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