Auraiya train derailment

Last updated

Auraiya train derailment
India Uttar Pradesh location map.svg
Red pog.svg
India location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Details
Date23 August 2017
Approx. 02:50 hours (IST)
Location Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates 26°41′55″N79°24′41″E / 26.698743°N 79.411477°E / 26.698743; 79.411477
Country India
Incident type Derailment
Statistics
Trains1
Injured74

On 23 August 2017, the Kaifiyat Express train derailed between the Pata and Achalda railway stations in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh, India, injuring at least 80 people. [1] [2] This was the second train derailment within a week after the Kalinga Utkal Express derailed near Khatauli on 19 August 2017 in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. [3]

Contents

Accident

The train collided with a dump truck on the line, causing ten coaches of the Kaifiyat Express to derail. [1] [2] At least 80 people were injured, [2] with four in critical condition at the time of the accident. The critical victims were shifted to the Etawah district hospital. [4] The railway administration lodged a complaint against the truck driver and a contractor with a construction company. [5]

Aftermath

National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel were sent to join the rescue operation at the scene and all trains on the route were cancelled until the rescue operations concluded and the track was ready for service. [4]

Response

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu stated that the injured had been shifted to nearby hospitals. [4] After this accident, he offered to resign his ministership but the sitting Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked him to wait further. [6]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Shripad Naik</span> Indian politician

Shripad Yesso Naik is an Indian politician serving as the current Minister of State for Tourism and Ports, Shipping and Waterways of India in office 7 July 2021. He was the former Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare. He is the Member of Parliament from North Goa constituency, representing the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Khatauli is a city and nagar palika in Muzaffarnagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. A part of National Capital Region, the town is situated 100 km away from the national capital New Delhi. 

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Suresh Prabhu</span> Indian politician

Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu is an Indian politician and Chancellor of Rishihood University who was the Minister of Civil Aviation, Railways, Commerce & Industry in the First Modi ministry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Piyush Goyal</span> Indian politician

Piyush Vedprakash Goyal is an Indian politician and chartered accountant serving as a cabinet minister in the Government of India, having portfolios such as Minister of Textiles, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. He was elevated to the Cabinet Minister position on 3 September 2017. Currently a Member of Parliament for Rajya Sabha from the state of Maharashtra, he is also the current Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kalinga Utkal Express</span> Train in India

The 18477 / 18478 Kalinga Utkal Express is an important Express of Indian Railways connecting two pilgrimage centres of India, Yog Nagari Rishikesh and Puri.

The following lists events that happened during 2015 in the Republic of India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Khurda Road–Bolangir line</span> Railway line in India

The Khurda Road–Bolangir line is a rail line between Khurda Road Junction and Balangir which is under construction.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Meerut City–Lucknow Rajya Rani Express</span>

The 22454 / 22453 Meerut City–Lucknow Rajya Rani Express is a Superfast Express train of the Rajya Rani Express series belonging to Indian Railways – North Central Railway zone that runs between Meerut City and Lucknow NE in India.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hazaribagh Town railway station</span> Railway station in Jharkhand

Hazaribagh Town Railway Station is a railway station in India which serves the city of Hazaribagh in the state of Jharkhand. It belongs to East Central Railway of Dhanbad division and is located on NH100, Kumhar Toli in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand state. Patna - Ranchi Vande Bharat Express also halts at Hazaribagh Town railway station.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kamayani Express</span> Train in India

Kamayani Express is a daily Express train run by Indian Railways between Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Banaras. It is the only train of Central Railways that runs from Mumbai to Banaras via Bhopal. Kamayani Express coaches are converted from ICF coach to new LHB coach.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harda twin train derailment</span> 2015 railway accident in Madhya Pradesh, India

On 4 August 2015, two passenger trains – Kamayani Express and Janata Express – derailed near Kurawan and Bhringi railway station, 20 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of Harda, Madhya Pradesh. At least 31 people were killed and 100 people were injured.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pukhrayan train derailment</span> 2016 train accident in India

On 20 November 2016, the Indore–Patna Express 19321, a scheduled train from Indore to Patna, derailed near Pukhrayan, Kanpur, India, resulting in at least 150 deaths and more than 150 injuries.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kuneru train derailment</span>

On January 21, 2017, the Hirakhand Express 18448, a scheduled passenger train from Jagdalpur to Bhubaneswar, derailed near the village of Kuneru in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India, killing 41 people and injuring 68 others. The train was carrying 600 passengers.

On 19 August 2017, the Kalinga Utkal Express train derailed near Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, India causing fatalities: 23 people were killed and 156 others were injured. This accident was the fourth major passenger train derailment in 2017 and the third in Uttar Pradesh.

Chopan railway station is a major railway station located in the Sonbhadra district of the Indian state Uttar Pradesh which primarily serves Chopan town and its surrounding areas. The station consists of five platforms and the platforms are well sheltered and well equipped with all the basic amenities.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Indian migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic</span> Condition of migrant workers during the ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in India

Indian migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic have faced multiple hardships. With factories and workplaces shut down due to the lockdown imposed in the country, millions of migrant workers had to deal with the loss of income, food shortages and uncertainty about their future. Following this, many of them and their families went hungry. Thousands of them then began walking back home, with no means of transport due to the lockdown. A study found that 43.3 million interstate migrants returned to their home during the first wave of Covid-19 led lockdowns and out of 43.3 million around 35 million walked home or used unusual means of transportation. In response, the Central and State Governments took various measures to help them, and later arranged transport for them. 198 migrant workers died due to the lockdown, with reasons of road accidents.

The 2015 Dadri lynching refers to case of lynching in which a mob of villagers attacked the home of 52 year-old Mohammed Akhlaq, killing him, for suspicion of slaughtering a cow. The attack took place at night, on 28 September 2015 in Bisahda village, near Dadri in Uttar Pradesh, India. The mob consisting of local villagers, attacked Akhlaq's house with sticks, bricks and knives, saying that they suspected of him stealing and slaughtering a cow calf.

References

  1. 1 2 Rashid, Omar (23 August 2017). "Kaifiyat Express derails in Auraiya district of UP, 50 injured The Hindu" . The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Railways asks public to submit proof to help its inquiry into Kaifiyat Express derailment". Scroll.in. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  3. "Train derails in Uttar Pradesh, more than 20 killed". Al Jazeera . 20 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Kaifiyat Express derails in Auraiya district of UP, 74 injured". The Economic Times. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  5. Malhotra, Abhinav (23 August 2017). "High level probe ordered into derailment of Kaifiyat Express". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  6. "Suresh Prabhu offers to quit as railway minister over train accidents, PM Narendra Modi asks him to wait". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.