Mumbai:
There's been yet another train accident in Mumbai, the fourth in nine days.
Two bogies of a local train entering CST station derailed just outside platform no. 6 on Friday morning.
Fortunately, it was moving at a very slow speed when the coaches jumped the tracks, so there were no casualties. The incident happened at 7:15 am.
There has been a series of train accidents in Mumbai recently.
Just two days ago, another train had derailed in peak morning hours. Five coaches of a local from Kalyan entering CST derailed; no one was injured but coaches and the track were severely damaged leading to disruption of Central Railway services.
The same day, eight coaches of the Mysore-Ajmer express also derailed near Pune in the evening, injuring five passengers.
Yesterday, a panel controlling signals at Kalyan malfunctioned in the morning peak hours so no trains could be given signals while reaching or leaving Kalyan. This led to delays till afternoon.
Two bogies of a local train entering CST station derailed just outside platform no. 6 on Friday morning.
Fortunately, it was moving at a very slow speed when the coaches jumped the tracks, so there were no casualties. The incident happened at 7:15 am.
There has been a series of train accidents in Mumbai recently.
Just two days ago, another train had derailed in peak morning hours. Five coaches of a local from Kalyan entering CST derailed; no one was injured but coaches and the track were severely damaged leading to disruption of Central Railway services.
The same day, eight coaches of the Mysore-Ajmer express also derailed near Pune in the evening, injuring five passengers.
Yesterday, a panel controlling signals at Kalyan malfunctioned in the morning peak hours so no trains could be given signals while reaching or leaving Kalyan. This led to delays till afternoon.
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