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Senior railway officials say had 'Kavach' been installed, the Andhra Pradesh train collision could have been prevented. But, ‘Kavach’ is currently under implementation in South Central Railway (SCR) only to an extent of 1,200 km. The incident also comes within five months of the devastating Balasore train tragedy.

BHUBANESWAR: The Indian Railways has cancelled as many as 47 trains following the train accident that occurred between Alamanda and Kantakapalle on Vizianagaram-Kottavalasa railway section in Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. As the Chennai-Howrah mainline was affected in the accident, the Railways cancelled, diverted and partially cancelled many trains.

Jagan Mohan Reddy reached the Government General Hospital in Vizianagaram in a helicopter and interacted with the injured persons undergoing treatment there and the kin of the deceased.

‘Human error’ cause of deadly train crash in Vizianagaram district of southeastern Andhra Pradesh state.

An express train rammed into a stationary train, derailing two carriages

The incoming train slammed into a stationary train in Andhra Pradesh state's Vizianagaram district, causing a derailment of at least three rail cars, senior railway official said.

The death toll in the train collision in Andhra Pradesh has risen to 13 as rescue operations continue in Vizianagaram district, police said.

As many as 33 trains have been cancelled and six others rescheduled till now after the mishap in which two trains collided in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram leaving 13 persons dead, East Coast Railway officials informed on Monday.