16 coaches of goods train derail near Nergundi station in Odisha, rail traffic hit

Puri: At least 16 coaches of a goods train derailed near Nergundi station in Odisha on Wednesday.

The incident, which occurred in the wee hours, has disrupted the rail traffic on the route.

Odisha: At around 4 am today 16 coaches of a goods train derailed near Nergundi station. Rail traffic affected. pic.twitter.com/SzMlB8XxqB — ANI (@ANI) September 27, 2017

No loss of life has been reported so far.

Top railway officials have reached the spot to take stock of the situation.

On September 23, a coach of Agra-Gwalior passenger train had derailed near Agra Cantt. Railway Station.

Earlier on September 14, a coach of Jammu Tawi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express had derailed at the New Delhi Railway Station. 

The incident occurred a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a high-speed bullet train project in Ahmedabad and nearly a week after the engine of Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express derailed near Minto Bridge. 

On September 7, seven coaches of the Jabalpur-bound Shaktipunj Express went off the tracks in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh.