The Gloria Funicular, a historic Lisbon tourist landmark, derailed near Avenida da Liberdade, killing 15 and injuring 18, five critically. Portugal declared a day of mourning as condolences poured in from global leaders. An investigation will follow rescue operations.
A bomb blast derailed six carriages of the Jaffar Express in Pakistan’s Jacobabad District, Sindh province, near the Balochistan border. No casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility yet
South Central Railway officials restored rail traffic between Delhi and Chennai within 24 hours. At around 7.30 pm, a good train was successfully operated on a single track by completing repair works.
SCR announced announced partial cancellation and diversion of many trains all over the country following the derailment of a goods train near Raghavapur station in Peddapally district on Tueday night
A good train derailment near Raghavapur station affects movement of several superfast and express trains on the Delhi - Chennai corridor. The derailed rakes are scattered over three tracks affecting the movement of trains
Officials say involvement of miscreants or anti-social elements is being looked into as prima facie it appears that the engine hit an object placed on track
Xinhua news agency quoted MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber as saying that all eight cars of the train had derailed during a press briefing later in the evening.