Overview

• A rear trolley on a general coach next to the guard van derailed near Sambalpur City Station at a very slow speed shortly after the train departed at 9:18 am on July 24.
• No passengers or staff were hurt and the Mahima Gosain Express resumed its journey to Sambalpur after occupants were safely transferred to another coach.
• Railway officials and local police promptly arrived to supervise passenger relocation and begin restoring the affected track section.
• Senior East Coast Railway personnel, including the Divisional Railway Manager, are on site overseeing early restoration of traffic as the cause of the derailment is investigated.
• The incident adds to a series of low-speed derailments on Shalimar-linked routes over the past year, highlighting concerns about aging infrastructure and maintenance funding.