Four passengers sustained minor injuries on Wednesday morning after the locomotive and five coaches of the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed near Digaru railway station in Assam’s Kamrup (Metropolitan) district. The injured passengers were promptly admitted to the Sonapur Primary Health Centre for medical treatment, while railway authorities confirmed that all other passengers on board escaped unharmed.
According to a spokesperson for Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), the incident occurred around 6:54 a.m. as the train was approaching Digaru station. The engine and five passenger coaches veered off the tracks after the loco pilot allegedly failed to regulate the train’s speed while giving precedence to another train on the route.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma reassured the public that all passengers were safe and that the state administration was in close coordination with the Railway Ministry to deliver immediate assistance. Sarma stated on social media that essential necessities, including food and drinking water, were distributed at the site, and an alternative train was mobilized to carry the stranded passengers onward to their destinations.
The accident disrupted rail services across the region, prompting railway authorities to activate dedicated helpline desks at stations including Guwahati, Lumding, Badarpur, Silchar, New Jalpaiguri, Katihar, and Kishanganj. Among the affected services, the Guwahati-Haibargaon DMU was cancelled, the Alipurduar-Mariani Intercity Express was short-terminated at Kamakhya, and both the Guwahati-Jorhat Janshatabdi Express and Coimbatore-Silchar Express faced regulations at nearby stations.
Rail operations returned to normal later in the day following track-clearing and restoration operations by an emergency recovery team. The Northeast Frontier Railway subsequently announced that train services on the corridor have resumed, with delayed trains being gradually cleared to continue their journeys.
Original Source: https://www.indiatodayne.in/assam/story/kolkata-sairang-express-derailment-four-injured-passengers-taken-to-sonapur-phc-1474122-2026-11-11?utm_source=rssfeed
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Publish Date: 2026-11-11 16:52:00
