Two empty train rakes come face to face on same track in Bhubaneswar

BHUBANESWAR: Two empty train rakes came face-to-face on the same track near the Jharpada bridge area in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, railway officials said.

However, railways said that there was no casualty, or disruption to train services.

"Timely intervention reportedly prevented an accident. No injuries reported," a railway statement said.

Railway officials and technical staff promptly attended the site and took necessary measures to secure the rolling stock and assess the situation, an official statement issued by the East Coast Railways said.

Train operations on the main line and passenger services remain unaffected, it said.

The ECoR said that one empty train rake was travelling from Bhubaneswar to Mancheswar coach maintenance depot, the other was heading towards Bhubaneswar from Mancheswar coach maintenance depot on the same route.


The incident took place at Bhubaneswar during a shunting operation involving an empty train rake that was being moved for scheduled maintenance activities.

It said that during the slow-speed shunting movement, the empty rake came into close proximity with another stationary empty rake. Both rakes were empty at the time of the incident, it said.

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