Title - Konkan Railway to be fully restored by Sunday 8 pm

The Konkan Railway that has been hit by a derailment will be fully restored by 8 pm on Sunday.

"The derailment of the locomotive and the brake van of train no. 10103 CST-Madgaon Mandovi Express between Diwankhavati and Khed stations occurred at 12:30 pm. On this account, only one train, namely 50106 Sawantwadi-Diva passenger train, has been regulated at Ratnagiri and there is no cancellation of any services. However, the trains may be running late due to this and the public may call 022-27587938, 27587939 for information," Vaishali Patange, chief public relations office of Konkan Railway said.

"There is no injury or casualty. The officers and staff from Corporate Office and Ratnagiri region have rushed to the spot of derailment for expeditious restoration of the traffic. The work is going on in full swing and the engineers and the staff are working on a war footing," she added.

"Commissioner of Railway Safety has also been apprised of the incident and as desired a senior administrative grade level enquiry into the incident has been ordered," she added.