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38 Goods Wagons Derail in Rajasthan’s Sikar, Disrupting Freight Corridor

Restoration work is underway on two freight lines, with the cause under official review after reports of an animal on the track.

Overview

  • A Rewari-bound goods train from Phulera derailed near New Srimadhopur late Tuesday, and no injuries were reported.
  • Thirty-eight wagons left the track, including 22 loaded with rice sacks and 16 empty, according to freight corridor officials.
  • Two tracks on the corridor were blocked, and railway technical teams began clearance and rerailing operations.
  • Rail services on the route were disrupted, with diversions and delays reported by railway authorities.
  • Officials cited a bull on the tracks, though GRP sources said the cause remains unconfirmed, and this is the district’s second goods-train derailment in two days.