Gorakhpur bound train derailed at Kanpur, no casualties

Derailed wheels of the Gorakhpur-bound Chauri Chaura Express seen at the line’s water pipe after four cars derailed at platform 7 on departure from Kanpur Central Railway Station in Kanpur. | Photo credit: ANI

Four AC coaches of the Gorakhpur-bound Chauri Chaura Express derailed shortly after the train left Kanpur Central on Wednesday evening (November 11, 2026). No casualties were reported in the incident, senior police and railway officials said.

According to them, about 300 passengers were traveling in the four affected buses.

“Train Chauri Chaura (15003) bound for Gorakhpur from Anwar Ganj departed platform number 7 at around 5.03 pm. As it was leaving the station, coaches B-4, B-5, B-6 and B-7 derailed, causing panic among passengers,” Police Commissioner Raghubir Lal told PTI.

This was the second derailment incident reported on Wednesday (November 11, 2026). Earlier in the day, five coaches and an engine of the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed at Digar near Assam’s Guwahati, injuring four persons.

Railway officials and engineering teams were rushed to Kanpur to oversee the restoration work. Senior railway officials from Prayagraj were also sent to Kanpur.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Satyajeet Gupta said the derailment occurred around 5.07 pm. No passenger was injured and the railway safety team would investigate the cause, he said.

All were safe and were moved to platform number 1, where refreshments and a special train were being prepared for their onward journey, Mr. Gupta said.

It may take four to five hours to arrange a special train, a railway official said, adding that passengers unwilling to continue their journey would be given full refunds.

The incident did not affect other train operations at the station, officials said.

A passenger traveling with his family to Chhath Puja said the sudden impact threw his child to the floor. People ran out of the carriages in panic before realizing that four carriages had derailed.

Another passenger, Sanjeev Tripathi, who was traveling to Deoria, said that soon after the train started moving, a loud noise was heard.

His carriage began to tilt to one side accompanied by a rattling sound that caused the passengers to get out with their belongings.

Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), North Central Railways, Shivam Sharma, said the cause of the derailment was not yet known.

A formal inquiry committee would be set up to look into all aspects of the incident, he added.

Published – 12 Nov 2026 07:38 IST