Odisha Train Accident: Check out helpline numbers for assistance and support

In a tragic incident in Odisha's Balasore, three trains collided, resulting in one of the deadliest train accidents in India. Approximately 300 passengers lost their lives, and nearly 1000 individuals were injured.

Sudhanshu Sarangi, director general of Odisha Fire Services, said that the death toll stood at 288. "The rescue work is still going on," he told news agency AFP from the accident site, adding there were "a lot of serious injuries".

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has convened a meeting to review the situation in relation to the rail accident, reported ANI quoting government sources.


Indian Army has also been deployed to assist in the evacuation and treatment of injured citizens.

Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw who was at the train accident site in Odisha said, "Our focus now is rescue and relief operations."

Here is a summarized list of helpline numbers for the Odisha triple train crash:

RailMadad, Helpline, State and Railways Control Room Numbers

• West Bengal government's emergency control room number: 033- 22143526/ 22535185.
• RailMadad helpline: 044- 25354771.
• Howrah station helpline number: 033 – 26382217
• Kharagpur station helpline numbers: - 8972073925, 9332392339
• Balasore station helpline number: 8249591559, 7978418322
• Shalimar station helpline number: 9903370746
• Odisha government's helpline number : 06782-262286.
• Chennai Railway station helpline number: 044- 25330952
• Santragachi Helpline number : 8109289460 & 8340649469
• Bhadrak Helpline number: 7894099579 & 9337116373
• Jajpur Keonjhar Road Helpline number: 9676974398
• Cuttack Helpline number: 8455889917
• Bhubaneswar Helpline number: 06742534027
• Khurda Road Helpline number: 6370108046 & 06742492245