Guwahati, Nov. 11 -- Several coaches of the Kolkata-Sairang Express derailed near Digaru railway station in Assam early Wednesday, after the loco pilot reportedly failed to control the train's speed while giving precedence to another train.

All passengers are safe and no injuries have been reported, Northeast Frontier Railway said.

The train, travelling from Sairang near Mizoram's Aizawl to Kolkata, derailed near Digaru railway station in Kamrup (Metropolitan) district around 6.54 am. Six coaches, including the locomotive, were derailed.

Relief and rescue operations are under way, the NFR said, adding that passengers are being taken to their destinations by an alternate train.

The exact cause of the derailment is yet to be ascertained...