Intercity Express Engine Detaches, No Injuries

Intercity express engine detaches, no injuries

Engine of Puranakatak-Bhubaneswar Intercity Express detached from coaches near Balangir; no injuries. Train resumed after repair; East Coast Railway orders probe.

Train engine briefly uncouples near Balangir, journey resumes after safety checks

Balangir: Passengers aboard the Purunakatak–Bhubaneswar Intercity Superfast Express (Train No. 12894) experienced a brief disruption on Sunday after the train’s locomotive became uncoupled from the coaches shortly after departing Balangir. According to railway authorities, the incident occurred at around 3 pm while the train was moving at low speed. The locomotive became temporarily detached from the coaches, following which the issue was notice…

Panic prevails among passengers as engine of Puranakatak-Bhubaneswar Intercity Express detaches from coaches

Balangir: Panic prevailed among the passengers of Puranakatak-Bhubaneswar Intercity Express for some time as its engine got detached from the coaches near the Sudapada railway level crossing in Balangir district today. While on its way to Bhubaneswar, the entire train (with engine and coaches) departed from the Balangir railway station after getting green signal. But by the time it was reaching the Sudapada railway level crossing its engine repo…

Locomotive Uncouples From Purunakatak-Bhubaneswar Express, Chugs Ahead

Bhubaneswar: Passengers travelling on Purunakatak-Bhubaneswar Intercity Express endured anxious moments on Sunday after the locomotive unexpectedly detached from the coaches and continued ahead on its own, leaving the rest of the train stranded near Balangir railway station in Odisha. According to sources, the incident occurred shortly after the train departed Balangir railway station towards Bhubaneswar. Near the Sudapada railway level crossing…