KARACHI: Two bogies of the Green Line train traveling from Karachi to Islamabad derailed in Ibrahim Shah near Padidan area of Sindh on Friday morning. According to officials, 91 passengers were aboard.
All the passengers on board along with staff are safe, Railway officials said, adding fortunately, no loss of life or injuries were reported.
The passengers traveling in the bogies have been moved to other carriages and the journey to Islamabad has resumed. The accident has, however, affected traffic on the up-track.
The chief officer of the Pakistan Railways Sukkur Division has said that to prevent delays, trains on the route will only be run on the down-track. He revealed that the last two bogies of the train, economy and power plant, derailed.
A rescue crain has been dispatched from Rohri to resume operations on the Up track. Meanwhile, the Sukkur Express and Khyber Mail have been delayed at the Kot Lalu and Padidan railway stations.
The majority of train passengers in the country are working-class people who cannot afford the quicker bus journeys.
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