Kanpur: Today, eight trains were cancelled and the route of the 14 trains including Rajdhanis were changed as the four coaches of a goods train derailed between Barhan and Mitwali stations of Ghaziabad-Tundla section.

According to Amit Malviya, Railway spokesman (NCR), “the train derailed at 6.28 AM following which eight passenger trains were cancelled while Sitapur City-Kanpur Passenger train was short-terminated at Balamau station of Hardoi district”.

“The route of seven trains on the up line, including Guwahati-Delhi Rajdhani, Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani, Bubaneshwar-Delhi Rajdhani, Sealdah-Delhi Rajdhani and Kanpur-Delhi Shatabdi was changed. They would now go through Tundla-Agra-Palwal junctions,”he added.