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Shaktipunj Express derailment in Sonbhadra district of UP on September 7 2017
2017 has just reached a mid and proved fateful for railways with a long list of train accidents succumbing to injuries and death of several passengers. Seven coaches of the Shaktipunj Express derailed near Obara Railway Station in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The train was on its way to Jabalpur from Howrah. No casualties were reported. The train was running at a speed of about 40 km/hr, which, officials say, prevented any injuries when the incident occurred.