【Coal-Laden Train Derails at Pakistan’s Kotri Station, Causing Localised Rail Disruption】

Published: Sep 8, 2026 13:07

A coal-laden freight train travelling from Pakistan’s Kotri Station to Yousufwala in Punjab derailed, with 11 of its 40 wagons leaving the tracks. The accident also killed a railway worker.

Pakistan Railways said a relief train had been dispatched to clear the site. Rail traffic would continue operating on the down track until the affected up track was restored.

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