Most of the victims of the train fire at
Nellore in Andhra Pradesh early Monday were from Chennai, according to railway
officials.Out of 72 passengers travelling in the ill-fated S11 coach
of New Delhi-Chennai Tamil Nadu Express, 28 were from Chennai, while 17
passengers were from Delhi.The train caught fire early Monday morning minutes after it
passed through Nellore railway station, which is not a scheduled stop for the
train.On Sunday night, seven passengers boarded the coach at
Warangal, the first stop of the train in Andhra Pradesh. The other stop was at
Vijayawada early Monday.As per the reservation chart, 11 passengers boarded the
coach at Bhopal, six at Jhansi, three at Agra and one at Nagpur.The train No.12622 had left New Delhi 10.30 p.m. Saturday
and was scheduled to reach Chennai at 7.15 a.m. Monday.
The long distance train covers 2,181 km and passes
through Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and
Andhra Pradesh before entering Tamil Nadu.
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