Seventeen coaches were derailed and severely damaged in the triple train crash, trapping hundreds of passengers. At least 288 have been killed and 1,100 have been injured so far.
Just after the rescue work at the Odisha train crash site ended, the Indian Railways have begun the track restoration work at the Balasore accident site, hoping to restore train traffic through the route at least by Wednesday.
Three trains Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and a goods train were involved in the accident, one of the worst railway tragedies of the country.