Assam: Train Services Restored in Derailment Affected Section of NF Railway

Train services in the Northeast Frontier Railway’s Lumding-Badarpur section, disrupted by the derailment of eight coaches of the Agartala-Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express in Assam’s Dima Hasao district, have been restored. The first train to pass the site at Dibalong station was the SMVT Bengaluru-Agartala Express. There were no fatalities or major injuries reported from the incident. Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the derailment. Some trains were cancelled or rescheduled due to the incident, but train services through the affected site have been restored. Senior railway officials are overseeing rescue and restoration efforts.