Three coaches of the Ujjaini Express derailed near Rishikesh on Monday night while being moved to a railway yard [1].

The incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding railway safety and maintenance failures within the region's transport infrastructure.

The derailment occurred around 9:40 p.m. [2] in the Khand Gaon area, located near the Yog Nagri railway station in Uttarakhand [3]. The train, identified as number 14317 [4], was empty at the time of the accident. Because the coaches were being shunted, a process of sorting or moving rail cars within a yard, no passengers were on board [5].

Railway officials from the Northern Railway, Moradabad Division, confirmed there were no injuries. "The train was completely empty at the time of the incident, and no casualties or injuries were reported," a division official said [6].

Local authorities and railway personnel responded to the scene near Khand Gaon to oversee the recovery of the three derailed coaches [1]. Zero casualties were reported in the aftermath of the event [7].

Officials have launched a formal probe to determine the exact cause of the derailment. The investigation will focus on whether the incident was caused by a technical failure or a procedural error during the shunting movement [5].

“Three coaches of the Ujjaini Express derailed near Rishikesh on Monday night”

While the lack of passengers prevented a tragedy, the derailment of a train during a routine shunting operation suggests potential vulnerabilities in track maintenance or operational protocols. This event adds to a broader pattern of railway incidents in India that prompt calls for more rigorous safety audits of the aging rail network.