Goods train derails at Monkey Hill in Bhor ghat in Maharashtra

A goods train derailed at Monkey Hill in Bhor Ghat on the Mumbai-Pune route in Maharashtra on Friday afternoon, a Central Railway spokesperson said, reported the PTI.

The official said that no injuries have been reported in the incident.

The train traffic on the route was affected with two Pune-bound trains– 22159 Chennai Express and 20495 Jodhpur-Hadapsar Express halted, he said.

According to the PTI, the brake van of the goods train derailed near Monkey Hill, a halt station in the mountainous Bhor Ghat stretch, at around 2 pm, said Central Railway`s chief public relations officer Swapnil Nila.

“There are no reports of anyone getting injured,” he said.

Further details are awaited.

(with PTI inputs)

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