Four Coaches of Train 15003 Derail Near Kanpur, Passengers Safe

Lucknow, November 11, 2026 A train derailment was reported near Kanpur after four coaches of a passenger train went off the tracks shortly after leaving the station. The incident triggered an immediate response from railway authorities, with rescue and restoration teams reaching the location to assess the situation and initiate corrective measures. Fortunately, no injuries were reported among the passengers travelling in the affected coaches. Train number 15003, operating from Kanpur Anwarganj to Gorakhpur, arrived at Platform 7 and departed at 5:03 pm. Approximately two minutes after its departure, coaches B4, B5, B6 and B7 derailed while the train was moving out of the station. One trolley from each of the four coaches slipped off the tracks. Deputy Chief Traffic Manager (CTM) of Kanpur Central, Akshanshu Govil, stated that approximately 300 passengers were travelling in the four affected coaches and all of them were safe. Railway officials, along with an engineering team, immediately reached the site and began restoration work. Arrangements were also being made to separate the unaffected coaches and restart the journey as soon as possible. Senior railway officials from Prayagraj were also sent to the location, while the relief and restoration efforts were being supervised by the Deputy CTM, Kanpur. The incident occurred just hours after another derailment in Assam, where six passenger coaches and the locomotive of the Kolkata-Sairang Express went off the tracks at Digaru railway station, on the outskirts of Guwahati, early Wednesday morning. The two incidents have brought railway safety and operational preparedness into focus.