The goods train was carrying iron ore, and did not derail or move. The Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express had received signal indication to proceed along the mainline towards Chennai, but it was wrongly switched to a loop line where the goods train was waiting. A goods train was also involved in the crash. IST local time (13:30 GMT) on 2 June 2023, two passenger trains, the 12841 Coromandel Express (between Shalimar and MGR Chennai Central) and the 12864 SMVT Bengaluru–Howrah SF Express (between SMVT Bengaluru and Howrah), collided on the Howrah–Chennai Main Line near Bahanaga Bazar in Balasore district in the eastern state of Odisha. Simplified diagram of the 2023 Odisha train collisionĪt about 7 p.m.
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