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Thane: 11 of the coaches of Gandhidham-Bengaluru Express derailed near Dombivili on early Wednesday in which 12 passengers sustained minor injuries, a railway official said.

"The incident occurred around 2 am near Dombivli on the single-line Vasai-Diva section which links the Western Railway and Central Railway," said an official of the railway control room.

Of the 11 coaches that derailed, at least two overturned and got badly damaged in the incident.

There was a miraculous escape for all the passengers who were asleep when the accident occurred.

Relief and rescue teams were rushed to the scene of the accident and work on restoration of the railway traffic has started.

Arrangements are being made by the Central Railway to put the stranded passengers on a special train to their destinations.

Railways help line numbers are also set at Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan, Vasai, Gandhidham, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodra and Bengaluru to provide information to people about their near and dear ones.

"Twelve coaches of Gandhidham express were derailed when the train was approaching Bhiwandi in Thane district." Said Central Railways PRO A K Jain.

Another train was sent to the incident site and the passengers of Gandhidham Express were shifted into it, he said.

The train has left for Bangalore, Jain said, adding that relief works are on.

This incident will, however, not affect the local train services in Central and Harbour railway lines, he added.