This is the second rail accident in the state in four days.
2016: On November 20, the Indore-Patna Express 19321 derailed close to Pukhrayan in Kanpur, India, killing at least 150 passengers and injuring more than 150.
Heavy fog engulfed parts of Delhi with the minimum temperature settling at a notch below normal.
The main road that leads from Sitapur Road side to the airport has been decked up with several posters carrying images of Prime Minister Modi, and a welcome message.
Aslam Hunani analyses the train mishaps that will mark Suresh Prabhu's tenure as railway minister.
Three trains jumped off the tracks and another derailment was averted on Thursday in Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi and Maharashtra within a span of nine hours.
An eyewitness travelling in the train claimed some passengers suffered minor injuries.
Prabhu said he was 'extremely pained by the unfortunate accidents, injuries to passengers and loss of precious lives'.
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