Nzm-Pune Duronto Exp derails near Khandala, rail traffic hit

Zee Media Bureau

Mumbai: Rail traffic on the busy Mumbai-Pune trunk route was severely affected on Friday after the engine of Hazrat Nizamuddin-Pune AC Duronto Express derailed near Khandala-Lonavala. As per unconfirmed reports, 12264 Hazrat Nizamuddin-Pune AC Duronto Express’ engine went off the tracks - a report claimed that two bogies have also derailed - after it hit a boulder that had rolled on to the tracks following a landslide in Monkey Hill just before near Khandala. Further details are awaited.