Trains diverted, cancelled after UP accident

Lucknow, May 26 (IANS) Three trains were cancelled and the routes of 10 were diverted following an accident in Uttar Pradesh, railway officials said.

Barauni-Lucknow Express, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Gorakhpur Express and Lucknow-Gorakhpur Intercity Express were cancelled, they said.

The routes of New Tinsukia-Lalgarh Avadh Assam Express, Katihar-Amritsar Amrapali Express, Katihar-New Delhi Amrapali Express, Darbhanga-New Delhi Bihar Sampark Kranti, Bandra-Gorakhpur Express, Gorakhpur-Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express, Raksaul-Delhi Satyagrah Express, Amritsar-Jaynagar Shahid Express, Kathgodam-Howrah Baagh Express and Bandra-Muzaffarnagar Express were diverted.

Railway officials said they need another 48-hour to clear route for rail traffic.

The Gorakdham Express heading to Gorakhpur from New Delhi Monday rammed into a stationary goods train in Sant Kabir Nagar district, killing 25 passengers and injuring 100.