Kanpur: The Delhi-Howrah Up line has now become operational since Friday night, while the track on the down line could be restored at early morning on Saturday.
Giving this information, the Chief Public Relations Officer, NCR, Shivam Sharma told that following the derailment trains were diverted and delayed.
However, restoration work of about several hours, the track going towards New Delhi was opened at 12.15 a.m. and the line towards Howrah was opened for normal traffic at 6.30 a.m. on Saturday.
After the restoration of the route, the first train 2404 Prayagraj-Jaipur Express passed through the down line on Saturday morning.
With the restoration of Up and Down lines, trains are now running on the designated routes, although the same are being passed with caution at the effected site, pointed out the CPRO.
On the wee hours of Friday, an empty freight rake returning from New Delhi derailed in Kanpur Dehat.
Because of the derailment, railways had to divert routes of 12 passenger trains and cancel eight others.
The accident occurred at around 4.15am near Ambiapur railway station, 53km away from Kanpur central station.
The rakes were heading towards Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya junction of the East Central Railway zone when the mishap took place.
No injuries or casualties were reported in the accident.
A total of 24 wagons derailed affecting the New Delhi-Kanpur corridor. This resulted in the diversion of several trains diverted via Lucknow and Jhansi for New Delhi while a few had to be cancelled.
