EMU local derails, suburban train services hit

An EMU local train today derailed at Dum Dum station disrupting traffic on the route for some time, railway sources said.

Six coaches of Naihati-Sealdah EMU local derailed this morning immediately after it left the platform number 2 of Dum Dum station at 6.05 AM, Eastern Railway spokesperson said.

Nobody was injured in the incident, the spokesperson said, adding that Dum Dum-Sealdah line was affected as a result of the derailment.

The suburban train services to Sealdah station were affected but the services on the main line from Sealdah was normal, officials said.