Anekal derailment

Anekal derailment
Date 13 February 2015
Time 07:35 IST (UTC+05:30)
Location Anekal, Karnataka
Country India
Rail line Bangalore City Junction – Ernakulam Junction
Operator South Western Railway
Type of incident Derailment
Cause Under investigation
Statistics
Trains 1
Deaths 10[1]
Injuries 150+
Damage 9 coaches derailed

The Anekal derailment occurred at 7.35 AM on 13 February 2015, when nine coaches of the Ernakulam-bound Intercity Express derailed near Anekal in the Bangalore Urban district of Karnataka, India. Ten people were killed and more than one hundred and fifty injured.[2]

Accident

At 7:35 local time, nine bogies of the Bangalore-Ernakulam Intercity Express (Train No. 12677), operated by Indian Railways, derailed near Anekal in the Bidaragere area [3] near Mulagondapalli and Chandrapuram.[4] The accident occurred in a narrow lane of track. Passengers reported that within 3 to 5 seconds, they felt the carriage suddenly jerk and then the train came to a screeching halt with a loud crash. The D9 compartment crashed into the D8 and its bogie crushed the first 4 rows of seats of the D8 compartment. Many of the D8 passengers were trapped and some were killed.[5]

Rescue and recovery

Karnataka police and fire departments received dozens of calls from eyewitnesses, almost immediately after the derailment. The Karnataka Fire Department and voluntary rescue workers arrived at the scene minutes later and began removing survivors from the coaches.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "10 dead, over 150 injured as Ernakulam-bound Inter City Express derails near Bengaluru". Yahoo India (13 February 2015) (Yahoo India). PTI. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Balakrishnan, Deepa (13 February 2015). "Karnataka: 3 dead, over 60 injured as 9 coaches of Bangalore-Eknakulam express train derails". IBN Live (Cable News Network). Press Trust of India. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  3. ↑ Google map
  4. ↑ "2 Killed, Several Injured as Train Derails Near Tamil Nadu's Hosur". NDTV Convergence Limited (13 February 2015) (NDTV Convergence Limited). Press Trust of India. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "5 feared dead as Bengaluru-Ernakulam train derails". The Hindu (13 February 2015) (The Hindu). 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Bangalore-Ernakulam Express derails near Hosur; at least 3 dead, 60 injured". Hindustan Times (13 February 2015) (Hindustan Times). PTI & Indian Railways. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.

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