Rourkela/Allahabad, May 25: Ten compartments of the Jammu-Tata Nagar Muri Express, which goes through Rourkela, today derailed between Sirathu and Atsarai railway stations, about 65km from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh, reportedly killing two persons.

While nine passengers were injured in the accident, in which one of the bogies overturned, North Central Railway public relations officer Amit Malviya said: "Accurate information regarding deaths and injuries were awaited at the zonal headquarters."

The railways have rushed in a relief train and a medical team for carrying out rescue operations to Sirathu in Kaushambi, said an official.

Besides, top officials, including general manager of the railway, Mahesh Mangal, and Allahabad railway division manager V. K. Tripathi, rushed to the spot.

"The incident took place around 1.47pm between Sirathu and Athsarai stations, where eight bogies of the Ranchi-Jammu Tawi Express derailed," Malaviya said.

The train left Rourkela around 11.25am and was supposed to reach Jammu by tomorrow afternoon.

According to the Rourkela help line, as many as 143 passengers were travelling on the train. While around 16 passengers boarded the A1 compartment from the city, 41 got up on the B1 coach. Total 12 passengers were in S1, 13 in S2 and S3 each, 16 in S4, 21 in S5 and 13 boarded S6.

A Rourkela railway station official said: "We have not yet received any information regarding any injury or death of the passengers, who had boarded the train from here."

Most of the passengers were either going to Delhi or Jammu, said the help line personnel.

Jatni resident Rajanikant Pattnaik, who boarded the train from Rourkela, told The Telegraph: "I was in an AC 2-tier coach, and there was no casualty as long as I was there. Some passengers got injured but the rest were safe."

However, the situation at the Rourkela station was tensed as family members of the passengers thronged it for information. Ajaya Singh, whose son and daughter-in-law were travelling on the train to Vaishno Devi in Jammu, was found stressed. "Their mobile phones are out of reach. I understand that it is a tough task for the railway to dispatch all details of the passengers. I am thankful to the authorities for their help," said Singh.

Rourkela station superintendent Abhaya Mishra was busy attending to phone calls and responding to the passengers' kin. Mishra told The Telegraph: "I think that the situation will be clear by 9pm. Two passengers have informed me that there was no major injury or death of any passenger, who had boarded from here."

Additional reporting by Rajesh Mohanty from Rourkela