[3] The number of passengers on board was not immediately known, though initial reports said that up to 1000 people were on the train at the time.
[2] The coaches were being cut with gas cutters and more than 200 policemen were involved in conducting rescue operations.
[5] The Indian Army deployed 100 soldiers to the site, and two rescue trains from Kanpur and Prayagraj (Formerly known as Allahabad) also went to the location.
[6] The Times of India reported that a fault in the rail track caused the derailment.
The inquiry conducted by chief commissioner of railway safety in its preliminary report revealed that the cause of the derailment was "failure of equipment -permanent way", or a breakage in the rail track.