In Orissa, the Kharagpur-Khurda Road fast passenger train today derailed near Retanga station, about 12km from Bhubaneswar. Railway sources said, the rear wheel of the engine and front wheel of the front guard van of the train jumped the rails between Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road stations. However, no one was injured. Following the derailment, rail traffic was affected on the route. 2802 New Delhi-Puri Purushottam Express, 2821 Howrah-Puri Dhauli Express, 2703 Howrah-Secunderab Falaknuma Express and 8105 Rourkela-Puri Intercity Express were stranded for about four hours.Some trains were also rescheduled. Senior railway officials and engineers rushed to the spot to supervise the operation for restoration of train services.

In Orissa, the Kharagpur-Khurda Road fast passenger train today derailed near Retanga station, about 12km from Bhubaneswar. Railway sources said, the rear wheel of the engine and front wheel of the front guard van of the train jumped the rails between Bhubaneswar and Khurda Road stations. However, no one was injured. Following the derailment, rail traffic was affected on the route. 2802 New Delhi-Puri Purushottam Express, 2821 Howrah-Puri Dhauli Express, 2703 Howrah-Secunderab Falaknuma Express and 8105 Rourkela-Puri Intercity Express were stranded for about four hours.Some trains were also rescheduled. Senior railway officials and engineers rushed to the spot to supervise the operation for restoration of train services.