Split Second From Disaster: Katra-Bound Train Coach Cracks Open at Ludhiana Station
Railways ordered a detailed inquiry after the S-2 coach partially separated near the toilet area, while officials said no passenger was hurt.
- On Saturday, a sleeper coach of the Delhi Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special developed a crack near the toilet area shortly after the train departed Ludhiana station, triggering panic among passengers.
- Passengers felt a violent jolt as the train began moving, prompting fears of derailment and immediate evacuation from the affected coach.
- Railway officials and emergency teams evacuated all passengers from the S-2 coach and detached it from the train; no passengers were injured in the incident.
- Ludhiana Station Director Aditya confirmed a replacement coach was attached to the train, allowing it to resume its journey to Katra without significant delay.
- Railways has ordered a detailed inquiry into the structural failure; Deputy Superintendent of Police Tejpal Singh of the Government Railway Police reported preliminary investigation found no evidence of sabotage.
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Big news has arrived from Ludhiana Railway Station. The Katra Special train from Delhi to Vaishno Devi narrowly escaped a major accident. As the train departed the station, the coupling connecting two coaches suddenly broke. With a loud noise, the toilet section of the sleeper coach was damaged, and the two coaches separated. Watch...
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Katra-bound coach develops crack, partially separates at Ludhiana; no injuries
Ludhiana, Jun 6 (PTI) A sleeper coach of the Delhi Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special train developed a crack and partially separated near the toilet area shortly after the train began moving from the Ludhiana railway station on Saturday, triggering panic among passengers. The S-2 coach of the train suffered a structural failure causing […]
Ludhiana Railway Scare: Katra Express Coach Snaps Mid-Section, Railways Probe Structural Failure
A Katra Express coach split into two at Ludhiana Railway Station, sparking panic among passengers. No injuries reported; Indian Railways has launched a probe into the structural failure.
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