7 coaches of Katihar-Amritsar Amrapali Express derail
There was no report of any casualty in the derailment that occurred at a place under Sonepur division of ECR.
Seven coaches of 15707 UP Katihar-Amritsar Express including one AC-2, one AC-3 and five sleeper coaches jumped the track in between Patraha and Gouchari at around 1:14 AM, Chief Public Relations Officer of East Central Railway, Arvind Kumar Rajak, told PTI in Patna.
Rajak said the cause of derailment is under probe.
The effected coaches after the engine are A-1 of AC2, B-1 of AC3, and sleepers coaches S5, S6, S7,S8 and S9.
Sonepur Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) B K Aggarwal told PTI from the spot of the derailment that a 68 cm of track has been found broken which prima facie appears to be the cause of the incident.
He, however, ruled out involvement of Maoists in the derailment saying the breaking of the track could be because of a mechanical defect.
Khagaria Superintendent of Police Anil Kumar Singh also denied Maoists' hand in it and said it appeared that the derailment was caused due to mechanical fault in the track.
The SP told