A train derailment occurred in Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, involving an express train traveling from Chandigarh to Dibrugarh. The incident resulted in the derailment of five coaches, with one coach severely damaged. Two people have died in the accident. As a result of the accident, the routes of several trains have been...
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diverted. The diverted trains and their alternate routes are: 1. Train No. 15707 Katihar-Amritsar Express: Via Mankapur-Ayodhya-Barabanki 2. Train No. 15653 Guwahati-Shrimaata Vaishno Devi Katra Express: Via Mankapur-Ayodhya-Barabanki 3. Train No. 12555 Gorakhdham Superfast Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 4. Train No. 12553 Vaishali Superfast Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 5. Train No. 12565 Bihar Sampark Kranti Express: Via Mankapur Junction-Ayodhya Cantt-Barabanki Junction 6. Train No. 12557 Saptakranti Superfast Express: Via Mankapur Junction-Ayodhya Cantt-Barabanki Junction 7. Train No. 15273 Satyagraha Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 8. Train No. 19038 Awadh Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 9. Train No. 22537 Kushinagar Superfast Express: Via Barhni-Gonda 10. Train No. 13019 Bagh Express: Via Barhni-Gonda The railway authorities have also released helpline numbers for assistance: Gonda: 89574009652, Lucknow: 89574092923, Siwan: 90266242514, Chhapra: 83039792175, Deoria Sadar: 8303098950.

Several passenger trains running on the Bhiwani-Hisar and Delhi routes were canceled on Saturday morning due to maintenance work on the Bhiwani-Hisar railway track. Passengers traveling to various locations faced inconvenience due to the cancellations. The railway officials attributed the disruption to technical work, leading to the cancellation of some services...
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and rerouting of others. The North Western Railway's Bikaner division implemented a traffic block at Hisar station between Hisar-Bathinda rail sections for technical work, affecting train operations. Passengers enquired about train schedules at the enquiry windows throughout the day. Some had to travel by bus due to train cancellations. The North Western Railway's chief public relations officer, Captain Shashi Kiran, confirmed that information about the train cancellations was shared beforehand. The cancellations will continue on August 25th as well. Several trains were canceled, including the Ludhiana-Bhiwani Special, Bhiwani-Dhuri Special, Dhuri-Sirsa Special, Sirsa-Ludhiana Special, Hisar-Ludhiana, Ludhiana-Hisar Special, Ludhiana-Churu Special, and Churu-Ludhiana Special. Additionally, some trains were rerouted, including the Gorakhpur-Bathinda, Bathinda-Delhi, and Delhi-Bathinda trains.