
Burlington (Canada): The mayor of Burlington, Ontario says three people are dead after a Canadian Via Rail passenger train derailed in his town Mayor Rick Goldring says emergency crews are working to pull other passengers from the wreckage and at least one air ambulance is on standby. Via Rail spokeswoman Michelle Lamarche said 75 people were on board the train travelling from Niagara Falls to Toronto, when it derailed on...

08:34 AM, Feb 27, 2012

New Delhi: One bogie and engine of the Kirandul-Vishakhapatnam passenger train got derailed at Chhatisgarh's Naxal-affected Dantewada district on Thursday. The incident happened at around 0600 hours, 45 minutes after it left Kirandul railway station. It was approaching Bhansi railway station. No casualties have been reported yet. Additional police force and relief train have been rushed to the spot. Railway officials have also reached the spot and repair work is...

12:03 PM, Sep 23, 2010
Kolkata: Howrah-bound Rajdhani Express derailed in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Monday. Passengers of the Rajdhani Express escaped unhurt when two coaches derailed at a Railway station in Hooghly. The incident happened at 9.20 am on Monday morning. The express was at a slow speed while it was passing platform number three of the Baruipara station and switching onto another track, around 50 km from Howrah, when two front wheels...

11:07 AM, Aug 30, 2010

The arrested person, Bholanath Mahato, is reportedly a member of the Maoist-backed PCPA. ...

12:10 PM, Jun 19, 2010

The West Bengal government has ruled out a CBI inquiry into the May 28 train disaster that claimed 148 lives. ...

06:20 PM, May 31, 2010

More bodies are being pulled out from the wreckage of the mangled coaches with rescue operations still continuing. ...

10:43 AM, May 29, 2010

Of the 11 boogies that derailed, four overturned and got badly damaged. ...

08:51 AM, Nov 04, 2009

Rescue operations are on and passengers are shifted to relief train. ...

07:53 AM, Nov 04, 2009

Firefighters were held back because of excessive heat. ...

02:30 PM, Aug 23, 2008