Derailment disrupts train service in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: The railway traffic faced a three-hour suspension following an engine at the Cantonment Railway Station derailed, affecting the trains schedule and causing hardships to passengers.

Engine No 4924 derailed Saturday morning, damaging the track and suspending railway connection of the city with the rest of the country. The Railway Department officials rushed to the scene, however, they failed to repair the track and remove engine despite hours long efforts.

Passengers waiting for their trains at the Cantonment Railway Station said lack of machinery to remove the engine was the reason behind suspension, adding that they had to wait for hours. The railways officials held shunting master and driver of the engine responsible for the accident.