On Wednesday, a six-member Junior Administration (J-grade) committee was formed by the railway to investigate the derailment of three freight train carriages near Niranjan bridge in the junction yard. The committee includes branch officers from the DRM office, including Senior DSTEC, Senior DEE Operating, Senior DCM Finance, Senior DME C&W, Senior...
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DSO, and Senior DEN-2. The committee's investigation will be guided by the preliminary report submitted by a seven-member team of supervisors formed after the incident. The investigation team will delve into the root cause of the accident to prevent similar incidents in the future. The incident occurred at 3:07 PM on Wednesday when three wheels of a freight train coming from Kanpur derailed in the junction yard. The accident led to a four-hour disruption of rail operations on the Delhi-Howrah route around Prayagraj, causing delays to several mail and express trains. Railway officials emphasized that the freight train's speed was low at the time of the accident, mitigating potential damage.