Trains delayed as Karachi-bound freight train derails near Naushahro Feroze

Passenger trains delayed; maintenance of affected track could take three days

Trains were delayed on Friday after a Karachi-bound freight train derailed near Naushahro Feroze, Express News reported.

At least 13 carriages of the train, heading to Karachi from Peshawar, derailed and blocked the tracks. No casualties were reported in the incident.

According to railway police, an operation is underway for the maintenance of the affected track which could take up to three days.

Trains nationwide continue to face delays

In March, a train driver put the lives of hundreds of passengers at risk by handing over the train’s control to a woman in Lahore.

In a video that went viral on social media, it can be clearly seen that two women were present in the driver’s cabin, with one of them gleefully holding the train’s steering wheel.

As per the railways rules, no one except the authorised staff is allowed to enter the locomotive’s engine room.