Bhubaneswar: A coal-laden goods train suffered a minor derailment between Sikir and Titlagarh stations in the Sambalpur Division of East Coast Railway on Monday. No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident, railway officials said.

According to East Coast Railway, the derailment occurred at around 11:23 am when the rear trolley wheel of the 14th loaded wagon from the locomotive went off the tracks.

Soon after the incident, senior railway officials rushed to the site to supervise restoration work. An Accident Relief Train was dispatched from Kantabanji, and track restoration is being carried out on a war footing.

East Coast Railway said the derailment has not affected passenger train services, and all passenger trains are operating as scheduled.

Railway authorities said every effort is being made to restore normal operations at the earliest.