Coromandel Express

Nearly 40 who died on Coromandel Express have no injury marks. How did they succumb?

Of the total 275 people killed in Odisha train tragedy, at least 40 passengers who were travelling in the ill-fated Coromandel Express died without suffering a single external injury

Should railways ministers resign after train accidents? A look at past records

The political blame game over the Odisha train accident has begun but Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has steered clear. He is on Ground Zero doing the hard work even as Opposition leaders have called for his resignation

Odisha: What's electronic interlocking system & could Kavach have prevented it?

Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that the train accident at Odisha’s Balasore was caused due to a ‘change in the electronic interlocking system’. Since the tragedy took place on Friday night, many are also wondering if Kavach could have averted such a disaster. But what are these systems?

Odisha train accident: When Coromandel Express derailed 14 years ago on another dark Friday

The triple train crash involving Chennai-bound Coromandel Express has evoked the bitter memories of another tragedy linked to the train. On 13 February 2009, around 13 coaches had derailed in Odisha’s Jajpur leaving 16 dead and 161 injured