Puri howrah train accident

Around 930 am, the Vande Bharat Express reached Bahanaga Bazar Station on Monday, they said. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was available at the mishap site and waved to the drivers when the semi-rapid train went through, the authorities said. Vaishnaw stated that the restoration work on both the up line and the down line tracks was finished on Sunday night. At around 10.40 p.m, a coal-laden goods train traveling from the Vizag port to the Rourkela Steel Plant crossed the same track. At 7 p.m. on June 2, the Coromandel Express collided with a stationary goods train, destroying most of its coaches. The last coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Express, which was passing by at the same time, were knocked over by a few Coromandel coaches. The three-train crash may have been caused by human error, malfunctioning signals, or other factors. Meanwhile, after the horrific triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore on Friday, June 2, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated on Sunday that their objective is to ensure that the families of those who have gone missing can be located as soon as possible. Vaishnaw told reporters on Sunday night, "Our goal is to make sure missing persons' family members can find them as soon as possible...our responsibility is not over yet." In addition, 51 hours after the terrible triple train accident in Balasore that resulted in at least 275 deaths and more than 1,000 injuries, he waved at the crew of a goods train. He prayed for a safe jour...

Indian Railways has restored the tracks near the Bahanga Bazar station inOdisha's Balasore, where a deadly train accident on Friday killed 275 and inured 1175 passengers. 51 hours after the crash, the first goods train passed on the down line, with Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw overlooking the restoration work. Later, the up line was also restored. From Monday morning, the Railways has started running passenger trains as well in Odisha's Balasore, which were affected due to the triple train accident. Following the same, theHowrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express was spotted crossing the Odisha Train Accident site. Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw cancelled his visit to Goa scheduled on Saturday immediately after the train crash to visit the crash site in Odisha. He was travelling for the flag off of the Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat Express, which was later postponed. PM Modi flagged off the Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express on May 18, 2023 through video conferencing. Indian Railways resumed train movement on the affected tracks within 51 hours of the accident. As for the accident site, Railway Minister on Sunday waved at the crew of a goods train and prayed for a safe journey, as services resumed after 51 hours of a train accident in Balasore. "Services on both tracks have been restored. Normal train services on both lines have now been restored, 51 hours after the accident," said Ashwini Vaishnaw. On Sunday, Vaishnaw said the accident occurred due to a "change in electroni...

Balasore, Jun 5 (PTI) The first high-speed passenger train – Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express – after the triple train crash, passed through Balasore on Monday morning on restored tracks as the Commissioner of Railwy Safety began its inquiry into the June 2 accident in which at least 275 people were killed, officials said. Vande Bharat Express crossed the Bahanaga Bazar Station around 9.30 am on Monday, they said adding that the tracks are now fit to operate trains in both the up and down lines. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was present at the accident site and waved to the drivers when the semi-high-speed train passed through. officials said. Two other passenger trains like Howrah-Puri Express and Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Sampark Kranti Express also passed through the up and down line respectively early on Monday. The restoration work of both the up line and down line tracks was completed on Sunday night, Vaishnaw said. Meanwhile, Commissioner of Railway Safety(SE Circle) Shailesh Kumar Pathak launched the inquiry and visited the accident site at Bahanaga Station Bazar Station. He also inspected the control room, signal room spoke to the station manager and also saw the interlinking system which reportedly led the Coromandel Express to enter the loop line leading to a devastating crash on June 2. “We have just started the inquiry. It will take time. The exact cause of the accident will be ascertained after the inquiry is over,” Pathak told reporters at the accident site....

Balasore, Jun 4 (PTI) Some passengers gasped. Others muttered “Jagganth Jagganth”. Most were too stunned to say anything as everyone gazed out of the windows. The Vande Bharat express had slowed down to a crawl as it passed by the site of Friday night’s train crash near Bahanga Bazar station, providing passengers a close up glimpse of the evidence of the horror — a few upturned coaches, a crane and workers cleaning up the site. The Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat on Monday was the first passenger train to pass through the area in day time after authorities opened the tracks following the accident, which killed 275 people and injured more than 1,200. “Ish …,” said Kanika Chaudhury, 56, using the Bengali expression to convey shock, adding “dekhle koshto hoy(Its painful to watch)”. The railway authorities had on Sunday informed passengers through a group SMS that the train would leave on time. The train left on time from Howrah station at 6.10 am but no one was sure of the route it would take as news on the state of the tracks which had broken up because of the accident which claimed 275 lives was unknown. Passengers were heard discussing the route it might take, especially as the display board in the compartment showed it was travelling at a speed of over 110 km per hour. The majority of the passengers were bound for Puri, the sea side pilgrim town and a favourite go-to-destination for tourists in eastern India. However, after the train reached Kharagpur the announcements that th...

Kolkata, Jun 4 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday questioned the death figures given by the Ministry of Railways in the triple train crash in Odisha's Balasore, stating that 61 people from her state were dead and 182 were still missing. Banerjee asked questions on whether Vande Bharat engines were up to the mark. "If from one state, 182 are missing and 61 are confirmed dead, then where would the figures stand?" she asked, addressing a press conference at the state secretariat, Nabanna. At least 275 people were killed and 1,175 injured in the triple train accident in Balasore, according to officials. Three trains— Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah super fast and a goods train — were involved in Friday's accident, now being described as one of India’s worst train accidents. Stating that Duronto Express trains introduced during her tenure as the railway minister were "pushed out of priority", Banerjee asked whether the Vande Bharat Express trains' engines were up to the mark. Asserting that the BJP forced her to speak out despite this being a very sad situation, she said, "It was being stated by some sections that so many people died during my tenure and that of Nitish Kumar or Lalu Prasad Yadav." Banerjee said the new signal system and anti-collision device were introduced during her tenure as the railway minister. "The name Vande Bharat is good, but you have seen what happened that day when a tree branch fell on it," she said, abo...

Vande Bharat Express between Puri and Howrah hit by hailstorm The Vande Bharat train was hit by a ‘Norwester’ accompanied by a hailstorm, which led to the damage of the windscreen of the main engine and the glass windows of some compartments. May 21, 2023 10:15 pm | Updated 11:08 pm IST - BHUBANESWAR Two days after the Vande Bharat Express was launched between Puri and Howrah Railway Stations, the semi-high speed train was hit by a ‘Norwester’ accompanied by a hailstorm, which led to the damage of the windscreen of the main engine and the glass windows of some compartments. The 22896 Vande Bharat Express was going towards Howrah from Puri when the incident occurred about 30 km from the Bhadrak Railway Station at 4.30 p.m. The train remained stationary at the Baitarani Road railway overbridge for over three hours. “Vande Bharat from Puri to Howrah was stranded between Baitarani Road and Manjuri Road since 4.30 PM on Sunday due to Overhead wire damaged by storm near Bhadrak. A big tree had fallen on track,” the East Coast Railway said in a statement. “A diesel relief engine was pressed into service as overhead wires got damaged. The diesel engine brought Vande Bharat train upto Manjari Road, The diesel engine was attached to Vande Bharat train at 8.05 pm,” the statement added. The train was ready to leave for Howrah by 8.15 p.m.

Balasore, Jun 5 (PTI) The first high-speed passenger train – Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express – after the triple train crash, passed through Balasore on Monday morning on restored tracks as the Commissioner of Railwy Safety began its inquiry into the June 2 accident in which at least 275 people were killed, officials said. Vande Bharat Express crossed the Bahanaga Bazar Station around 9.30 am on Monday, they said adding that the tracks are now fit to operate trains in both the up and down lines. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was present at the accident site and waved to the drivers when the semi-high-speed train passed through. officials said. Two other passenger trains like Howrah-Puri Express and Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Sampark Kranti Express also passed through the up and down line respectively early on Monday. The restoration work of both the up line and down line tracks was completed on Sunday night, Vaishnaw said. Meanwhile, Commissioner of Railway Safety(SE Circle) Shailesh Kumar Pathak launched the inquiry and visited the accident site at Bahanaga Station Bazar Station. He also inspected the control room, signal room spoke to the station manager and also saw the interlinking system which reportedly led the Coromandel Express to enter the loop line leading to a devastating crash on June 2. “We have just started the inquiry. It will take time. The exact cause of the accident will be ascertained after the inquiry is over,” Pathak told reporters at the accident site....

Kolkata, Jun 4 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday questioned the death figures given by the Ministry of Railways in the triple train crash in Odisha's Balasore, stating that 61 people from her state were dead and 182 were still missing. Banerjee asked questions on whether Vande Bharat engines were up to the mark. "If from one state, 182 are missing and 61 are confirmed dead, then where would the figures stand?" she asked, addressing a press conference at the state secretariat, Nabanna. At least 275 people were killed and 1,175 injured in the triple train accident in Balasore, according to officials. Three trains— Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah super fast and a goods train — were involved in Friday's accident, now being described as one of India’s worst train accidents. Stating that Duronto Express trains introduced during her tenure as the railway minister were "pushed out of priority", Banerjee asked whether the Vande Bharat Express trains' engines were up to the mark. Asserting that the BJP forced her to speak out despite this being a very sad situation, she said, "It was being stated by some sections that so many people died during my tenure and that of Nitish Kumar or Lalu Prasad Yadav." Banerjee said the new signal system and anti-collision device were introduced during her tenure as the railway minister. "The name Vande Bharat is good, but you have seen what happened that day when a tree branch fell on it," she said, abo...

Around 930 am, the Vande Bharat Express reached Bahanaga Bazar Station on Monday, they said. Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was available at the mishap site and waved to the drivers when the semi-rapid train went through, the authorities said. Vaishnaw stated that the restoration work on both the up line and the down line tracks was finished on Sunday night. At around 10.40 p.m, a coal-laden goods train traveling from the Vizag port to the Rourkela Steel Plant crossed the same track. At 7 p.m. on June 2, the Coromandel Express collided with a stationary goods train, destroying most of its coaches. The last coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Express, which was passing by at the same time, were knocked over by a few Coromandel coaches. The three-train crash may have been caused by human error, malfunctioning signals, or other factors. Meanwhile, after the horrific triple train accident in Odisha's Balasore on Friday, June 2, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated on Sunday that their objective is to ensure that the families of those who have gone missing can be located as soon as possible. Vaishnaw told reporters on Sunday night, "Our goal is to make sure missing persons' family members can find them as soon as possible...our responsibility is not over yet." In addition, 51 hours after the terrible triple train accident in Balasore that resulted in at least 275 deaths and more than 1,000 injuries, he waved at the crew of a goods train. He prayed for a safe jour...

Balasore, Jun 4 (PTI) Some passengers gasped. Others muttered “Jagganth Jagganth”. Most were too stunned to say anything as everyone gazed out of the windows. The Vande Bharat express had slowed down to a crawl as it passed by the site of Friday night’s train crash near Bahanga Bazar station, providing passengers a close up glimpse of the evidence of the horror — a few upturned coaches, a crane and workers cleaning up the site. The Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat on Monday was the first passenger train to pass through the area in day time after authorities opened the tracks following the accident, which killed 275 people and injured more than 1,200. “Ish …,” said Kanika Chaudhury, 56, using the Bengali expression to convey shock, adding “dekhle koshto hoy(Its painful to watch)”. The railway authorities had on Sunday informed passengers through a group SMS that the train would leave on time. The train left on time from Howrah station at 6.10 am but no one was sure of the route it would take as news on the state of the tracks which had broken up because of the accident which claimed 275 lives was unknown. Passengers were heard discussing the route it might take, especially as the display board in the compartment showed it was travelling at a speed of over 110 km per hour. The majority of the passengers were bound for Puri, the sea side pilgrim town and a favourite go-to-destination for tourists in eastern India. However, after the train reached Kharagpur the announcements that th...