More than 150 passengers were in Train No. 12841 (Shalimar- Madras) Coromandel Express, and in Train No. 12864 (Yashwantpur – Howrah) Express, which crashed at Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha on Friday, June 2,2023.
The passengers boarded the train, going to Howrah, at Vijayawada, Eluru, Rajahmundry, Tadepalligudem, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, and several passengers coming by the Coromandel Express, are expected to alight at different stations in AP, the SCR officials said.
“We collected the details of the passengers travelling towards and from Andhra Pradesh in both the trains. Officials are trying to find out condition of the passengers,” said Vijayawada Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (Sr. DCM), V. Rambabu.
The South Central Railway (SCR) officials have set up Help Lines at many stations in the State for sharing information to the relatives. Family members of the passengers can have information from the Help Lines, Mr. Rambabu told The Hindu on Saturday.
Help Lines
SCR Zone Headquarters, Rail Nilayam, (Secunderabad): 040 - 27788516
Vijayawada Railway Station: 0866 2576924
Rajahmundry Railway Station: 0883 2420541
Renigunta Railway Station: 9949198414.
Tirupati Railway Station: 7815915571
Nellore Railway Station: 0861 2342028
Samalkot Railway Station – 7780741268
Ongole Railway Station – 781590948.
Trains cancelled
The railway officials cancelled, partially cancelled and rescheduled many trains due to the tragedy. More than 50 trains have been cancelled, the railway authorities said.
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) 10th Battalion has said that the force is ready to move to the accident site and is waiting for the orders from NDRF headquarters, said 10th Battalion Commandant Zahid Khan.
Meanwhile, family members of the passengers were seen rushing to the railway stations and were enquiring about their kin who were travelling in the ill-fated trains.
