Coromandel Express Train Accident: RailMadad, helpline, state govt and Railways control room numbers

Coromandel Express Train Accident: Several casualties were feared as four coaches of the 12841 Shalimar - Chennai Coromandel Express derailed in Odisha's Balasore district on Friday evening, and then collided head-on with a goods train coming from the opposite direction on the other line.

The accident happened around 7.20 pm near Bahanaga Bazar station when the train was on the way to Chennai Central station from Shalimar station near Kolkata, they said.

First reports emanating from the spot stated that several people were trapped under the derailed coaches, and locals were assisting emergency services personnel to rescue them, but darkness was hindering the operation.

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Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik directed state's Special Relief Commissioner Satyabrata Sahoo and Revenue Minister Pramila Malik to rush to the accident site, officials said.

Accident relief trains have been dispatched to the spot, a South Eastern Railway official said.

Four units of the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF), three units of NDRF and 60 ambulances were working to rescue the injured, officials said.

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Here are the Railways and state government's helpline and control room numbers — 

Coromandel Express Train Accident: RailMadad, Helpline, State and Railways Control Room Numbers

* West Bengal government's emergency control room number: 033- 22143526/ 22535185.

* RailMadad helpline: 044- 25354771.

* Balasore station helpline number: 8249591559, 7978418322   

* Shalimar station helpline number: 9903370746

* Odisha government's helpline number : 06782-262286. 

* Chennai Railway station helpline number: 044- 25330952 

* Santragachi Helpline number : 8109289460 & 8340649469

* Bhadrak Helpline number: 7894099579 & 9337116373

* Jajpur Keonjhar Road Helpline number: 9676974398

* Cuttack Helpline number: 8455889917

* Bhubaneswar Helpline number: 06742534027

* Khurda Road Helpline number: 6370108046 & 06742492245