Jaffar Express Derails Near Rawalpindi, No InjuriesPakistan

According to Pakistan Railways officials, the last compartment of the train, which housed the power plant, was derailed in the incident. They said no reports of any injuries to any passenger had been received.

Traffic on the track remained suspended after the derailment, and officials expressed hope that it would be restored soon. The report did not state how long the work to clear the track and restore services would take.

The Jaffar Express is a passenger train service running between Peshawar and Quetta, and Friday morning’s derailment disrupted movement on the route. The incident occurred at Noor Railway Station, which is located near IJP Road in Rawalpindi.

The report did not state what caused the derailment. Officials said they hoped services on the affected track would resume soon, and they confirmed that no injuries to any passenger had been reported.

With traffic suspended on the track, the derailment affected rail movement through the area on Friday morning. Pakistan Railways officials said the last compartment of the train, carrying the power plant, had gone off the track, and they expressed hope that the track would be restored soon.

The officials’ account gave no details beyond the derailment itself, the suspension of traffic and the absence of reported injuries. It did not say when the track would be cleared, how the affected compartment would be moved, or what had caused the bogie to leave the track. What the officials did make clear was that no passenger had been reported injured, and that they hoped services would be restored soon.

Friday morning’s incident was reported by Ershad Qureshi. According to the report, the bogie went off the track at Noor Railway Station, near IJP Road, while the Jaffar Express was on its way from Peshawar to Quetta. The officials said the last compartment, which housed the power plant, was derailed, and that no passenger had been reported injured. They expressed hope that traffic on the track would be restored soon.