Goods train derails in Bhor ghat on Mumbai-Pune route
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A goods train derailed at Monkey Hill in Bhor Ghat on the Mumbai-Pune route on Friday afternoon, a Central Railway (CR) spokesperson said, adding that no injuries have been reported.The traffic on the route was affected with two Pune-bound trains halted, he said.The brake van of the goods train derailed near Monkey Hill, a halt station in the mountainous Bhor Ghat stretch, at around 2 pm, said the CR's chief public relations officer Swapnil Nile."There are no reports of anyone getting injured," he told PTI, adding that more details were awaited.
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