Odisha train tragedy: Restoration works underway on war-footing; See pics

On Friday evening, 3 trains collided with each other in Balasore of Odisha. Around 288 people died and over 900 are injured.

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Rescue operations in the accident site are now over and restoration is under way. Here are some photos of the same.

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Railway officials said that all the 21 coaches which capsized due to the derailment of trains at Bahanaga Bazar Station have been grounded.

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The debris are being removed from the site where the Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express, the Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, and a goods train, crashed into each other.

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Derailed coaches of the trains lie on the ground at the end of rescue and search operation.

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The railway tracks are being restored. The ministry of Railways informed that more than seven Poclain machines, two accident relief trains, 3-4 railway and road cranes have been deployed for speedy restoration.

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In pic- Workers restore railway tracks at the end of rescue and search operation after an accident.

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48 trains have been cancelled, 39 diverted and 10 trains have been short terminated due to the accident. It happened on the Howrah-Chennai main line in the Kharagpur division of the South Eastern Railway.

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