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NEW DELHI: Railways will start operating Vande Bharat trains on five more routes from June 26, the first launch after the three-train accident in Odisha on June 2 that claimed 288 lives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to launch the semi-high-speed trains via video conferencing. The routes on which the five trains will run are - Mumbai-Goa, Bangalore-Hubli, Patna-Ranchi, Bhopal-Indore and Bhopal-Jabalpur. The railway ministry had cancelled the launch of the Mumbai-Goa Vande Bharat train after the Odisha tragedy.

The Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express hit a cow near Anand station in Gujarat on Friday, resulting in minor damage to the train’s nose panel, an official said. A day before, the newly-launched semi-high speed train had hit four buffaloes and its The railway official said the train did not sustain major damage in the latest incident except a small dent on the nose cone panel. The incident on Friday took place at 3.48 p.m. near Anand, about 432 km from Mumbai. “The train’s front portion has suffered a small dent,” confirmed Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of Western Railway, adding that all the passengers were safe. ‘Collision with cattle on railway tracks is unavoidable’ Collision with cattle on the tracks is unavoidable and this has been kept in mind while designing the semi-high-speed Vande Bharat train, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said here on Friday. A day before, four Prime Minister Narendra “The train has been designed in such a way and it is so strong that if there is an accident, nothing will happen to the train. Its nose on the front is totally replaceable. As soon as the train reached Mumbai (after the incident on Thursday), it was completely cleaned up and its nose replaced,” Vaishnaw said here. The Minister was interacting with the students of an engineering college at Vallabh Vidyanagar. The train has been designed “very thoughtfully,” he said. “In India, the tracks are laid on the ground. Wherever you go, cattle will cross them, one ca...

The Indian Railways on Monday (June 5, 2023) started running passenger trains on the accident-affected tracks along with Bahanaga Bazar station in Odisha's Balasore district about 51 hours after the deadly triple train tragedy. Train services were disrupted due to the accident between three trains that took place on June 2 (Friday) which claimed 275 lives and left thousands injured. After the restoration and normalcy, a few passenger trains including Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express were seen crossing the train tracks. Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was present at the site of the deadly crash involving Shalimar-Chennai Central Coromandel Express, Bengaluru-Howrah Superfast Express and a goods train when services resumed. The minister also got emotional at the accident site near Bahanaga Bazar railway station after taking stock of the situation. He stated that even after the normalisation of the train movement the responsibility is not over yet as the missing people need to meet their family members. CBI probe into Odisha triple train crash On Sunday, Vaishnaw added that a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) led probe has been recommended on the Odisha triple train tragedy. The Railways virtually ruled out driver mistake and system failure, suggesting that the triple train may have been caused by "sabotage" and interference with the electronic interlocking system. The "root cause" of the tragedy and the "criminals" involved in it have been identified as it happened du...

The incident took place at 3.49 pm between Kanjari and Anand stations, about 433 km from Mumbai, said Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of Western Railway. All the passengers were safe, he added. "The train's front portion has suffered a small dent," he added. Senior PRO Pradeep Sharma said the train resumed journey within ten minutes after halting. It was not clear immediately if the cow survived the accident. On Thursday, four buffaloes were killed after being hit by the train on its way to Gandhinagar from Mumbai between Vatva and Maninagar railway stations. Its nose panel had to be replaced overnight due to the damage. The nose panel on the other end suffered a dent in Friday's incident. No passenger was injured in the incident that occurred near Ahmedabad when the train was on its way to Gandhinagar. Railway authorities were trying to counsel nearby villagers not to leave their cattle near the track, railway authorities said. The driver of the train was fully alert. He immediately blew the train’s whistle and also applied brakes, but the reaction time was less. The CPRO said Western Railway (WR) will be undertaking fencing work on the Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad section to increase the speed of the train to 160 kmph and avoid such incidents in the future. The fencing work is likely to be completed by March 2024. Another official said three buffaloes died in the incident. With PTI inputs Get Latest Business News, Stock Market Updates and Videos; Check your tax out...

Indian Railways has announced that the services of the Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat will remain cancelled today, 22 May 2023. The Indian transporter took the step after a hailstorm damaged the train on Sunday. The semi-high speed on this route sustained damages on multiple fronts after it departed from Bhadrak Railway station in Odisha. Specifically. the windscreen of the main engine as well as the window glass of the compartments, were damaged in the incident while the train was on its way from Puri to Howrah. Following the incident, the South Eastern Railway (SER) arm of the Indian Railways said in a statement, "The train will remain cancelled due to repairs of damages caused by a thunderstorm on May 21, 2023, in Cuttack-Bhadrak section of East Coast Railway (ECoR)." Furthermore, the train got delayed and was able to arrive at its destination 5 hours late than the scheduled time. The incident with22896 Vande Bharat Express occurred between Dulakhapatna and Manjuri Road Station after the thunderstorm damaged the overhead wire of the train. Furthermore, the branches of fallen trees got entangled with the train's pantograph. The incident happened close to the Jajpur Keonjhar Road station at about 16:45 between the stations on Baitarani Road and Manjuri Road. More than three hours passed while the train was stuck there. The railways eventually forced diesel engines into use. The semi-high-speed train arrived at Manjuri Road thanks to the diesel engine. The train normally operate...

Vande Bharat train accident: Surgical team fixes high-speed train's nose within hours after damage | Check new pictures, revised schedule Vande Bharat train accident: The accident occurred at around 11.15 am between Vatva station to Maninagar station on Thursday. The front part of the engine had been damaged in the accident. • • • • • A railway spokesperson said the front part of the engine was damaged in the accident. "Three-four buffaloes suddenly came on the way of Mumbai-Gandhinagar VB (Vande Bharat), damaging the nose made up of FRP (fiber reinforced plastic). No passenger was injured in the incident that occurred around 11.15 am near Ahmedabad when the train was on its way to Gandhinagar and it reached the final destination four minutes early. Railway authorities were trying to counsel nearby villagers not to leave their cattle near the track, railway authorities said. The driver of the train was fully alert. He immediately blew the train’s whistle and also applied brakes, but the reaction time was less. The CPRO said WR is going to undertake fencing work on the Gandhinagar-Ahmedabad section to increase the speed of the train to 160 kmph and avoid such incidents in the future. The fencing work is likely to be completed by March 2024. Another official said three buffaloes died in the incident. The indigenously designed and manufactured semi-high speed train, the third service under the Vande Bharat series, was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 3...

The Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express train's front section, which was damaged when it struck some buffaloes in Gujarat, has been replaced, according to a railway official on Friday. The nose of the recently launched Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express train sustained damage after colliding with a herd of buffaloes near Ahmedabad at approximately 11.15 am on Thursday. The train was headed to Gandhinagar at the time.The incident had happened between Ahmedabad's Vatva and Maninagar stations, but on Thursday, the train had travelled without the panel to Gandhinagar Capital station and again to Mumbai Central. "The nose cone cover of the train's driver coach, along with its mounting brackets, was damaged in the cattle-hit incident. However, the vital parts of the train remained unaffected. The damaged nose cone was replaced at the Coach Care Centre in Mumbai Central," Sumit Thakur, chief public relations officer of the Western Railway, said. The nose cone was made up of FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic). "The nose cover is designed to absorb the impact without transmitting the same to the functional parts of the train. Therefore, it is sacrificial by design and hence replaceable," Thakur said. He said that a sufficient quantity of nose cones is kept as a spare. Also read: "The damaged nose cone was replaced with a new one at the Mumbai Central depot in no time during the maintenance, and the train was put back to service without any extra downtime. The train dep...

The series of incidents, according to India Today, began when a calf got on the tracks and obstructed the Delhi-Jaipur-Ajmer Vande Bharat Express train. Following the train's collision with the calf, a man urinatingby the track was struck and killed, and the calf was also killed.As per reports, the incident occurred in the Alwar District of Rajasthan in the jurisdiction of Aravali Vihar Police Station. Shiv Dayal Sharma, who died, was a former railway worker in the electric department who was standing around 30 metres from the point of impact, as reported by The Hindu. Vande Bharat accidents involving cattle According to official statistics provided by the Indian Railways, more than 90,000cattle have been ran over by trains since 2019. There were 27,057 cases in 2019–20, while there were 19,960 instances in 2020–21. The number of cases rose to 28,727 in 2021–2022 in this category. There were 26,180 incidents in 2022–2023 as of January 23, 2023. In addition, Vaishnaw has recommended building a 1,000 km long boundary wall since some North Central Railway sections in Uttar Pradesh are susceptible to cattle hits. Vande Bharat to make inroads in Kerala On April 25, at around 10:30 am, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modiwill flag off Kerala's first Vande Bharat Express between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasargod at Thiruvananthapuram Central Station, as reported by the Mint.

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. Also Read | 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. A coal-la...

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. Also Read | 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. A coal-la...