Kolkata–Sairang Express derails at Digaru in Assam — the railway says no one was hurt, but a hospital reports three injured
The Mizoram-bound Kolkata–Sairang Express (train 13125) derailed at Digaru station, on the outskirts of Guwahati, at about 6:54 a.m. on Wednesday as it was being taken into the station. Northeast Frontier Railway says the loco pilot could not control the train's speed, that the locomotive and five coaches left the tracks, and that all passengers were safe with no injuries. Its own chief public relations officer told ANI six coaches came off the tracks, and a doctor at Sonapur District Hospital told the Assam Tribune three passengers had been brought in injured — so the coach and injury counts are not settled.
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Key points
- Train 13125 derailed at Digaru station near Guwahati at about 6:54 a.m. as it was being received into the station; the railway says the driver could not control its speed.
- The railway's statement counts the locomotive and five coaches derailed and no injuries; its spokesman told ANI six coaches, and a hospital doctor reports three passengers injured — the counts differ.
- Passengers were moved on by an alternate train, and senior railway officials went to the site.
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- The cause beyond the railway's speed account, and any inquiry, have not been announced.
What happened
The Kolkata–Sairang Express is one of the services that connect Mizoram directly with the rest of India since the Bairabi–Sairang line brought the state capital's region onto the national rail network in 2025, so disruption on the Guwahati route reaches travel to Mizoram, the Barak Valley and Tripura. The derailment is the second involving a passenger train in Assam in under two weeks: on 29 October the locomotive of the Silchar–Guwahati Express derailed near Badarpur, also without casualties.
What we know / what we don't know yet
What we know
- Train 13125 derailed at Digaru at about 6:54 a.m. while being received into the station, and passengers were sent on by an alternate train.
- The railway's stated cause is that the loco pilot could not control the train's speed.
What we don't know yet
- The exact number of derailed coaches — the railway's statement and its spokesman's account differ.
- Whether anyone was injured — the railway says no one was; a hospital doctor reports treating three passengers.
- Whether an inquiry has been ordered, and how long restoration at Digaru will take.
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Why this label: The time, place, train number and the railway's stated cause are from Northeast Frontier Railway's statement, carried by The Hindu's live updates and NEInsider's report of the statement in the same terms.
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Why this label: The three accounts cannot all be read the same way: five coaches plus the locomotive against six coaches, and no injuries against three people treated at hospital. All three are carried here as their makers stated them; none is adopted as the settled count.
On the ladder: credible sources conflict, so we show both workings. One side's own statement is that side's position — never proof.
Why this label: One passenger's account, reported by the Assam Tribune. It has not been verified, and the railway has not commented on it.
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Why this label: From Northeast Frontier Railway's statement, reported by NEInsider and consistent with The Hindu's live coverage of the response.
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Why it matters
A derailment at a station approach, on the railway's own account because the driver could not control the train's speed, raises questions the inquiry will have to answer. Until the railway reconciles its own two counts and the hospital's report, the basic facts of how many coaches left the tracks and whether anyone was hurt remain open.
Background
The Bairabi–Sairang line opens, bringing Mizoram's capital region onto India's national rail network; the Kolkata–Sairang Express is among its services.
The locomotive of the Silchar–Guwahati Express derails near Badarpur in Assam, without casualties.
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Published in Checking state — checking continues, and claims are labelled as reporting develops. Basis: Northeast Frontier Railway's statement and the first hospital reporting.