Passenger train derails in UP

A passenger train derailed early Wednesday in Uttar Pradesh, disrupting rail traffic on the busy Howrah-Delhi route, an official said. No casualty was reported. Three coaches of the Kanpur-Shikohabad train went off the tracks near Sarai Bhupat railway station in Etawah district, some 200 km from here, station superintendent P.K. Kamal told reporters.

"The track has been disrupted. A team of railway officials have started operations to restore the track," he said. The train was heading to Firozabad from Kanpur, he added.