SUKKUR: Rail traffic towards the downside and upside of the main line between Karachi and Lahore came to a grinding halt in the early hours of Sunday morning after a carriage of a Pakistan Business Express derailed near Rohri at Begmanji railway station, located in Begmanji village, Sukkur district of Sindh province.
The entire train operation was stopped, Sir Syed Express and Millat Express were stopped at Rohri Station, and Khyber Express was halted at Khairpur Station.
No casualties were reported but the track was damaged in the incident, it will take some time to restore the rail traffic.
According to an official source, a relief train and a rescue truck were immediately dispatched to the derailment site. However, it took hours to remove the derailed wagons from the track.
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