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Six wagons of a coal-goods bid derailed successful Madhya Pradesh’s Katni territory connected Saturday (March 7, 2026) and severely disrupting obstruction postulation connected the engaged way and forcing the diversion of aggregate trains.
Work is underway connected war-footing to reconstruct the enactment connected the New Katni Junction (NKJ) section, the West Central Railway’s main nationalist relations serviceman Harshit Shrivastava told PTI.
A squad from Jabalpur was astatine the spot overseeing the repair work, helium said.
The derailment occurred astir 10.30 a.m. adjacent the A Cabin successful the NKJ area, affecting obstruction operations connected routes linked to Bilaspur successful neighbouring Chhattisgarh.
Katni Area Manager Rohit Singh told reporters that the freight bid laden with ember was heading to West Baroda from Bilaspur erstwhile six of its wagons derailed.
Railway officials and unit rushed to the spot aft receiving accusation and began assessing the situation, helium added.
According to officials, obstruction postulation towards Bilaspur has been hit, with 4 trains being diverted, 2 short-terminated and 2 trains being short-originated.
