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Jaffar Express Derails Near Noor Station in RawalpindiPakistan
A bogie of the Peshawar-to-Quetta Jaffar Express derailed near Noor Railway Station in Rawalpindi on Friday morning, suspending traffic on the track, though no passenger was injured.
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A bogie of the Jaffar Express passenger train went off the track near Noor Railway Station in Rawalpindi on Friday morning, 13 November, bringing rail traffic on the affected track to a halt. The train was travelling from Peshawar to Quetta when the derailment occurred, according to 24 News HD.
Pakistan Railways officials said the last compartment of the train was the one that derailed. The compartment housed the train’s power plant. The derailment affected only that rear compartment, and the rest of the train remained on the track after the incident.
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There were no reports of any injuries to any passenger in the incident, officials said. The report said passengers remained safe after the bogie left the track near the station, and no one on board the train was reported hurt.
Noor Railway Station is located near IJP Road in Rawalpindi. The derailment took place close to the station, and traffic on the track was suspended following the incident. Railway officials expressed hope that traffic on the track would be restored soon.
Traffic suspended after derailment
No time frame for the restoration of traffic was given in the report, and officials did not immediately share further details about the work needed to bring the derailed compartment back onto the track. The power plant compartment, being the last one in the train, was the only part reported to have gone off the track.
The cause of the derailment was not stated. Railway officials did not say what led to the bogie leaving the track, and no further information about the incident was immediately available from the railway authorities.
The Jaffar Express runs between Peshawar and Quetta, and the derailment occurred while the train was on its journey towards Quetta on Friday morning. The incident was reported by 24 News HD, with the report filed by Ershad Qureshi.
Further details about the restoration of traffic on the affected track and the onward journey of the train were awaited. Railway officials said they hoped the track would be cleared and traffic restored soon, bringing the disruption on the route to an end.
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