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Train derails near Khairpur

By NNI
January 27, 2020

KARACHI/KHAIRPUR/SUKKUR: The railway traffic was restored from Lahore to Karachi after derailment of a bogey of the Business Express near Khairpur on Sunday.

The Up Track was restored after five hours of the incident, a divisional traffic officer (DTO) railways said. The work to remove the bogey from the Down Track has been in progress, DTO railways said. More than eight trains were stopped at different railway stations after the derailment incident. Peshawar bound Khyber Mail was stopped at Khairpur station, while Sukkur bound Sukkur Express halted at Gambat station, the railway official said. A passenger sustained minor injuries in the incident.