Pakistan Railways has suspended Jaffer Express between Quetta and Peshawar for three days after an explosion near Quetta damaged numbers and caused more coaches to derail and wounded more passengers, confirmed officials on Wednesday.
The explosion took place between Degari Cross Speedent and Sariab Railway Stations, which damaged the track and derailed the engine and five coaches in the Peshawar-bound train. Authorities believe the explosion took place 30 to 45 minutes before the train reached the place.
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Both Jaffer Express and Bolan Express, scheduled to deviate from Quetta Wednesday, were canceled, with full refund issued to passengers. Recovering services depends on the completion of the repair work, officials said.
Helping operations began shortly after the incident, with heavy machinery inserted to clear wrecks, witnessed coaches again and repair the damaged track. Railway minister Hanif Abbasi ordered a survey of the incident on Tuesday and ordered authorities to submit a report within 24 hours.
