Rajkot: Two wagons of an empty goods train derailed at Surendranagar yard in the Rajkot division of Western Railway on Wednesday afternoon, disrupting rail operations and prompting the diversion of seven trains. Two passenger services between Bhavnagar Terminus and Surendranagar have also been partially cancelled.The incident occurred at around 1.30pm when the goods train, travelling from Panki Dham near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh to Hapa in Gujarat, was moving from a loop line towards the main line at the yard.No casualties have been reported.Following the derailment, Western Railway announced diversions for five trains in the up direction and two in the down direction.The five up-direction trains affected are the Okha-Nathdwara Express, Porbandar-Shalimar Express, Veraval-Jabalpur Express, Okha-Mumbai Central Express and Veraval-Bandra Terminus Saurashtra Janata Express. These trains have been diverted via Than-Wankaner-Morbi-Maliya Miyana-Viramgam.In the down direction, the Secunderabad-Rajkot Express and the Guwahati-Okha Express have been diverted via Viramgam-Maliya Miyana-Morbi-Rajkot.Railway authorities have advised passengers to check the latest train status through official railway enquiry channels before starting their journeys.
