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    Odisha rail accident: 1,200 stranded passengers to arrive at Howarh on Saturday

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    Another special train, P13671 EX-BBS-MAS carrying 195 stranded passengers from Odisha's Bhadrak has left for Chennai following the Balasore train accident. It will also board passengers of Coromandel Express at stations on the way, the official added.​​

    Howrah: Passengers at a railway station after the Coromandel Express derailed in...PTI
    Two trains carrying around 1,200 stranded passengers of the trains involved in the gruesome accident at Bahanaga Bazar in Odisha's Balasore district will arrive at Howrah on Saturday, a South Eastern Railway official said. While one train is coming with 1,000 passengers, another is on its way from Balasore to Howrah with around 200 stranded passengers, he said.

    Another special train, P13671 EX-BBS-MAS carrying 195 stranded passengers from Odisha's Bhadrak has left for Chennai following the Balasore train accident. It will also board passengers of Coromandel Express at stations on the way, the official added.

    Necessary assistance along with food and water will be provided to the passengers at Kharagpur and Howrah stations.

    At least 238 people were killed and over 900 injured in the train crash involving the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express and a goods train on Friday.

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