Overview
- Six loaded wagons of a coal-carrying goods train derailed in the Sahibabad/Anand Vihar area early Tuesday, causing coal to spill onto the Ghaziabad–New Delhi tracks and blocking a key commuter corridor.
- Northern Railway reported that 53 services were affected, with 24 trains diverted, 16 cancelled, five partially cancelled and eight regulated, and it urged passengers to check NTES or call Rail Madad for live updates.
- The Divisional Railway Manager, Additional Divisional Railway Manager and technical relief teams reached the site immediately and began track-clearing and restoration work that continued through the morning.
- No injuries or casualties have been reported, and railway authorities have ordered an internal inquiry to establish the cause of the derailment.
- The coal spill complicates clearance compared with empty-wagon accidents, raising the prospect of longer delays for EMU commuter services and long-distance trains that use the busy Delhi corridor.