BHOPAL: A catastrophe was averted when an categorical practice immediately lurched and tilted in MPs Morena district as soil underneath a big stretch of tracks gave manner on Saturday morning.
Fortunately, there was simply sufficient to cease the practice 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 practice 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 ft.
The practice remained stationary for about an hour earlier than being moved at a cautious pace of 1.5 kmph. The tracks are being repaired and trains are restricted to a max pace of 20 kmph.
The collapse is attributed to current heavy rainfall within the area, which led to soil erosion at two places on the Morena-Gwalior down monitor. The affected areas embody 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.
Fortunately, there was simply sufficient to cease the practice 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 practice 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 ft.
The practice remained stationary for about an hour earlier than being moved at a cautious pace of 1.5 kmph. The tracks are being repaired and trains are restricted to a max pace of 20 kmph.
The collapse is attributed to current heavy rainfall within the area, which led to soil erosion at two places on the Morena-Gwalior down monitor. The affected areas embody 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.
