Traveled by 12219 yesterday, Train has got rajdhani coachs from SCR - A3, A2 (brand new), A1, H1, pantry and B8 while B4 and B3 (Rajdhani coach) and B1 duranto coach are from WR. I was in B9 which was derailed. I found new suspension in B9 coach which was very stable. However, there were visible impact like AC duck line was broken, dents on panels and toilet with water leakage. I am not sure current B9 coach position at the time of accident but pantry person told, it was also B9 earlier.
I saw A1, H1 and pantry coach laying aside at Martur station which had broken windows and dents on door panels.
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to pantry persons, B8 had many deaths/injuries which railway not declared. What he told me that when B8 coach derailed, passenger traveling on side lower berths fall down and skied on walkway, hitting metal support plates of lower berths, resulted deaths. Same way one side of passenger traveling on lower and upper berths fall down and had broken legs and hands. Passenger traveling on middle berths were safe as metal strip to hold berth hold them falling down. I can't confirmed all information was true but seems logical.

Will coach be restore in this week as 7 coaches have been damage? I will be traveling on 23 sep so bit nervous. This train run with 105 km/hr speed between gulbarga to bhigvan which 90% is single track. I usually got scared of derail which came to true.
I had plan to travel yesterday but couldn't booked the tickets due to project work . RIP for passenger who lost lives as double track work ins progress since 1970 and as per SUR division status, this section run with 120% of capacity and not getting time for maintenance.
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