Three wagons of goods train derails in Odisha’s Balasore, no reports of casualties so far

Three wagons of a goods train derailed in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday (January 23, 2026), officials said.

There was no report of any injury in the goods train derailment at Rupsa station in the Bhadrak-Kharagpur section of South Eastern Railway (SER), they said.

The incident occurred at around 10 a.m. while the goods train was departing the Rupsa station after unloading cement and fertilisers. The three wagons jumped off the track while the train was heading towards Kharagpur, they said.

The derailment impacted rail services for trains passing through Rupsa station near Jaleswar in Balasore district.

However, the train service resumed after restoration work. The derailed wagons were brought to the track, they said.

The Kharagpur division of South Eastern Railway has launched an investigation.