BHOPAL: A catastrophe was averted when an categorical prepare immediately lurched and tilted in MPs Morena district as soil below a big stretch of tracks gave means on Saturday morning.
Fortunately, there was simply sufficient to cease the prepare from toppling over. Although there have been many skipped heartbeats on the Chhattisgarh Categorical (Amritsar to Bilaspur), no casualties had been reported.
The incident occurred near the Chambal riverbank, between Morena’s Hetampur railway station and Dholpur in Rajasthan. Chhattisgarh Categorical was travelling at 130 kmph when it hit the weakened monitor. Passengers had been startled by the sudden tilt.
Fortunately, the gateman on website noticed this and instantly notified the station grasp. He alerted the loco pilot, who utilized emergency brakes, bringing the prepare to a halt.
Railway engineers arrived on scene shortly thereafter. They discovered that the soil beneath the monitor had caved in by as much as 6 toes.
The prepare remained stationary for about an hour earlier than being moved at a cautious velocity of 1.5 kmph. The tracks are being repaired and trains are restricted to a max velocity of 20 kmph.
The collapse is attributed to latest heavy rainfall within the area, which led to soil erosion at two areas on the Morena-Gwalior down monitor. The affected areas embrace a piece close to Chambal river bridge on the Dholpur border and one other between pillars 1280/13 and 1280/17, round 2.5 km from Hetampur station.
