of Howrah-Kalka Mail accident victims to the site of the mishap near Malwa station in Uttar Pradesh.
A special train will run from Howrah to Fatepur and another will start from Delhi to Kanpur for carrying relatives and friends of accident victims to the site,” said Chandralekha Mukherjee, Railways Executive Director (Information & Publicity) in New Delhi today.
The train will start at 7.30 pm from Howrah and Delhi simultaneously.
Asked about the possible reason of the accident, Mukherjee said, “It has not been ascertained yet. Commissioner Railway Safety PK Vajpayee has been asked to conduct the inquiry to find out the reason”.
Railway Board Chairman Vinay Mittal along with senior railway officials have reached the spot to expedite the resuce and relief operations.
Helpline services have also been launched at Delhi (23962389, 23967332), Allahabad (05322407352, 05322408128) Fathepur (05180222025, 05180222026) Kanpur (05122323015, 05122323016) and Khurja (05738253084) for giving details of the relief and rescue operations.