Officials of the South Central Railway (SCR) arranged special trains to shift the injured, and other passengers stranded at the accident spot. Another train is being operated to transport the family members of the victims to Odisha.
Speaking to The Hindu on Saturday, Vijayawada Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Shivendra Mohan, who has been monitoring the situation, said that a special train No. P13671 was being operated between Bhubaneswar and MGR Chennai Central for the stranded passengers (of Train No.12841, Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandal Express).