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Ara derailment: Despite Railway Board warning, officials deployed crew without proper route learning

New Delhi, The loco pilot of the Delhi-bound Sikkim Mahananda Express, which derailed at Bihar's Ara Junction railway station on September 7, had insufficient route learning, according to railway records.

Hindustan Times1 source1 min readFiled October 2, 2026

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