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On 23 August 2017, the [[Kaifiyat Express]] train derailed between the Pata and Achalda railway stations in [[Auraiya district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]] injuring at least 80 people.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kaifiyat-express-derails-in-auraiya-district-of-up-50-injured/article19543823.ece| | On 23 August 2017, the [[Kaifiyat Express]] train derailed between the Pata and Achalda railway stations in [[Auraiya district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]], injuring at least 80 people.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Rashid |first=Omar |date=23 August 2017 |title=Kaifiyat Express derails in Auraiya district of UP, 50 injured The Hindu |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kaifiyat-express-derails-in-auraiya-district-of-up-50-injured/article19543823.ece |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |accessdate=23 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910094449/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/kaifiyat-express-derails-in-auraiya-district-of-up-50-injured/article19543823.ece |archive-date=10 September 2019}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/latest/848292/railways-asks-public-to-submit-proof-to-help-its-inquiry-into-kaifiyat-express-derailment|title=Railways asks public to submit proof to help its inquiry into Kaifiyat Express derailment|last=|first=|date=24 August 2017|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125155326/https://scroll.in/latest/848292/railways-asks-public-to-submit-proof-to-help-its-inquiry-into-kaifiyat-express-derailment |archive-date=25 January 2020 |access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> This was the second train derailment within a week after the [[Kalinga Utkal Express]] [[2017 Khatauli train derailment|derailed]] near Khatauli on 19 August 2017 in the [[Muzaffarnagar district]] of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/uttar-pradesh-train-derailment-kills-passengers-170819170406483.html|title=Train derails in Uttar Pradesh, more than 20 killed|work=[[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]|date=20 August 2017|accessdate=20 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801124702/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/uttar-pradesh-train-derailment-kills-passengers-170819170406483.html|archive-date=1 August 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Accident== | ==Accident== | ||
The train collided with a dump truck on the line, causing ten coaches of the Kaifiyat Express to derail.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> At least 80 people were injured,<ref name=":1" /> with four in critical condition at the time of the accident. The critical victims were shifted to the Etawah district hospital.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |title=Kaifiyat Express derails in Auraiya district of UP, 74 injured |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/kaifiyat-express-derails-in-auraiya-district-of-up-50-injured/articleshow/60184176.cms |accessdate=6 February 2020 |work=The Economic Times |date=23 August 2017}}</ref> The railway administration lodged a complaint against the truck driver and a contractor with a construction company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/high-level-probe-ordered-into-derailment-of-kaifiyat-express/articleshow/60198384.cms|title=High level probe ordered into derailment of Kaifiyat Express|last=Malhotra|first=Abhinav|last2=|date=23 August 2017|website=The Times of India|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-25|last3=|first3=}}</ref> | The train collided with a dump truck on the line, causing ten coaches of the Kaifiyat Express to derail.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> At least 80 people were injured,<ref name=":1" /> with four in critical condition at the time of the accident. The critical victims were shifted to the Etawah district hospital.<ref name=":2">{{cite news |title=Kaifiyat Express derails in Auraiya district of UP, 74 injured |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/kaifiyat-express-derails-in-auraiya-district-of-up-50-injured/articleshow/60184176.cms |accessdate=6 February 2020 |work=The Economic Times |date=23 August 2017}}</ref> The railway administration lodged a complaint against the truck driver and a contractor with a construction company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/high-level-probe-ordered-into-derailment-of-kaifiyat-express/articleshow/60198384.cms|title=High level probe ordered into derailment of Kaifiyat Express|last=Malhotra|first=Abhinav|last2=|date=23 August 2017|website=The Times of India|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824035631/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/high-level-probe-ordered-into-derailment-of-kaifiyat-express/articleshow/60198384.cms |archive-date=24 August 2017 |access-date=2020-01-25|last3=|first3=}}</ref> | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
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==Response== | ==Response== | ||
Railway Minister [[Suresh Prabhu]] stated that the injured | Railway Minister [[Suresh Prabhu]] stated that the injured had been shifted to nearby hospitals.<ref name=":2" /> After this accident he offered to resign his ministership, but the sitting prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] asked him to wait further.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/suresh-prabhu-narendra-modi-indian-railways-train-derailment-1030967-2017-08-23|title=Suresh Prabhu offers to quit as railway minister over train accidents, PM Narendra Modi asks him to wait|access-date=2017-08-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107085727/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/suresh-prabhu-narendra-modi-indian-railways-train-derailment/1/1032066.html|archive-date=7 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:2017 disasters in India]] | [[Category:2017 disasters in India]] | ||
[[Category:August 2017 | [[Category:August 2017 in India]] | ||
[[Category:Derailments in India]] | [[Category:Derailments in India]] | ||
[[Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Uttar Pradesh]] | [[Category:Railway accidents and incidents in Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
[[Category:Railway accidents in 2017]] | [[Category:Railway accidents in 2017]] | ||
[[Category:Auraiya district]] | [[Category:Auraiya district]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:03, 25 November 2025
| Auraiya train derailment | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 23 August 2017 Approx. 02:50 hours (IST) |
| Location | Auraiya, Uttar Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 26°41′55″N 79°24′41″E / 26.698743°N 79.411477°E |
| Country | India |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Injured | 74 |
On 23 August 2017, the Kaifiyat Express train derailed between the Pata and Achalda railway stations in Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh, India, injuring at least 80 people.[1][2] This was the second train derailment within a week after the Kalinga Utkal Express derailed near Khatauli on 19 August 2017 in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh.[3]
Accident[edit | edit source]
The train collided with a dump truck on the line, causing ten coaches of the Kaifiyat Express to derail.[1][2] At least 80 people were injured,[2] with four in critical condition at the time of the accident. The critical victims were shifted to the Etawah district hospital.[4] The railway administration lodged a complaint against the truck driver and a contractor with a construction company.[5]
Aftermath[edit | edit source]
National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel were sent to join the rescue operation at the scene and all trains on the route were cancelled until the rescue operations concluded and the track was ready for service.[4]
Response[edit | edit source]
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu stated that the injured had been shifted to nearby hospitals.[4] After this accident he offered to resign his ministership, but the sitting prime minister Narendra Modi asked him to wait further.[6]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rashid, Omar (23 August 2017). "Kaifiyat Express derails in Auraiya district of UP, 50 injured The Hindu". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Railways asks public to submit proof to help its inquiry into Kaifiyat Express derailment". Scroll.in. 24 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ↑ "Train derails in Uttar Pradesh, more than 20 killed". Al Jazeera. 20 August 2017. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Kaifiyat Express derails in Auraiya district of UP, 74 injured". The Economic Times. 23 August 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ↑ Malhotra, Abhinav (23 August 2017). "High level probe ordered into derailment of Kaifiyat Express". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ↑ "Suresh Prabhu offers to quit as railway minister over train accidents, PM Narendra Modi asks him to wait". Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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