The tragic Coromandel Express is slated to resume its services on Wednesday following the terrifying train catastrophe, which claimed at least 275 lives and wounded over 1000 people.
Aditya Kumar Chaudhary, the railway’s chief public relations officer, stated that the Coromandel Express is prepared to resume operations on Wednesday.
Near Bahanaga Railway Station in Balasore, India, on June 2, the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express collided with a stopped goods train, resulting in several coaches derailing onto the nearby track.
Near Bahanaga Railway Station, about 10 to 12 coaches of the Coromandel Express derailed and ‘infringed’ onto the other track.
The Howrah Express then derailed further as it slammed into the afflicted carriages at a high rate of speed on its way from Yesvantpur to Howrah.
Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister for Railways, said the disaster was caused by a “change in electronic interlocking” on Sunday.
A system of signal equipment called an electronic interlocking prevents trains from moving in opposition to one another along a network of lines. Essentially, it is a safety mechanism to stop signals from being altered in the wrong order. This system’s goal is to prevent a train from moving forward until the safety of the route has been established.
A few hours after passenger train service had resumed in the area on Monday, the Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express train passed over the repaired railway track in Balasore, Odisha.
Following the Odisha triple train catastrophe, there were issues with the railway services in Balasore. As services resumed on Sunday evening, 51 hours after a railway tragedy in Balasore, Ashwini Vaishnaw waved to the crew of a freight train and wished them a safe voyage.
“Services have been resumed on both tracks. 51 hours after the disaster, regular train service has been resumed on both lines, according to Ashwini Vaishnaw.Near Bahanaga Railway Station in Balasore, India, on June 2, the Shalimar-Chennai Coromandel Express collided with a stopped goods train, resulting in several coaches derailing onto the nearby track.
Near Bahanaga Railway Station, about 10 to 12 coaches of the Coromandel Express derailed and ‘infringed’ onto the other track.
The Howrah Express then derailed further as it slammed into the afflicted carriages at a high rate of speed on its way from Yesvantpur to Howrah.
Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister for Railways, said the disaster was caused by a “change in electronic interlocking” on Sunday.
A system of signal equipment called an electronic interlocking prevents trains from moving in opposition to one another along a network of lines. Essentially, it is a safety mechanism to stop signals from being altered in the wrong order. This system’s goal is to prevent a train from moving forward until the safety of the route has been established.
A few hours after passenger train service had resumed in the area on Monday, the Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express train passed over the repaired railway track in Balasore, Odisha.
Following the Odisha triple train catastrophe, there were issues with the railway services in Balasore. As services resumed on Sunday evening, 51 hours after a railway tragedy in Balasore, Ashwini Vaishnaw waved to the crew of a freight train and wished them a safe voyage.
“Services have been resumed on both tracks. 51 hours after the disaster, regular train service resumed on both lines, according to Ashwini Vaishnaw.
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