On Sunday evening, the locomotive of the 08504 Visakhapatnam-Bhawanipatna passenger special train derailed near Kottavalasa railway station in Vizianagaram district. The derailment occurred while the train was starting from the downline loop. The buffer of the first coach, a second-class luggage coach (SLR), became entangled, but there were no casualties or...
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injuries. A locomotive at the station was used to detach the rear portion of the train, and after providing food to stranded passengers, all coaches except the entangled first coach and derailed locomotive were removed. The train departed at around 9:20 p.m.