Freight train derails in Peddapalli

Hyderabad: A goods train derailed in Telangana’s Peddapalli district, leading to cancellation of 20 passenger trains, South Central Railway (SCR) officials said on Wednesday. Eleven wagons of the freight train carrying iron ore derailed between Raghavapuram and Ramagundam late on Tuesday evening, they said.

As a result of the freight train derailment, as many as 20 passenger trains were canceled, four were partially canceled and 10 were diverted, a release from the SCR zone said.

Two trains were also moved and three were regulated, it added.
The officials said efforts are on to repair the track and resume train movement.