Bhubaneswar: A special train will run from Bhadrak to Chennai at 1 pm today in view of the accident involving Coromandel Express, SMVP-Howrah Superfast Express and a goods train at Bahanaga in Odisha's Balasore district on June 2 which claimed at least 288 lives, official sources said.

The train will have stoppages at Cuttack, Bhubaneswar and all major places enroute.

The train will also have a parcel van attached to carry bodies, if required.

On the other hand, all 21 coaches, which had capsized due to the derailment, have been grounded. Bogies/ wheel sets and other components were being cleared from the accident site, Railways Department said.

According to the preliminary report, the Coromandel Express entered the loop line and crashed into a goods train parked there instead of the main line, just ahead of the Bahanaga Bazar railway station.

The report claimed that the coaches of SMVP-Howrah Superfast Express capsized after crashing into the coaches of Coromandel Express that had scattered on the adjacent track after hitting the goods train.

In the conclusion of the preliminary investigation report prepared by a team of railway officials, it is revealed that the signal for Coromandel Express was given for passing through the up main line and then taken off for up main line with the goods train which was on the up loop line.

It also said that in the meantime, SMVP-Horwah Express passed through on down mainline and two coaches of it were derailed and capsized.

The report, however, does not mention the reason why the signal was given and taken off for the Coromandel Express.

The report has been submitted to the Railway Board, sources said.

However, senior officials remained tight-lipped to share more details on the preliminary report shared with the Railway Board.

Meanwhile, a railway source said that it was a case of "mechanical error". The source said that how this mechanical error happened will be found in the detailed inquiry that the Railway Board has ordered.

(with IANS inputs)