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Railway lines restored to traffic after Baghmati Express accident; Southern Railway probing from multiple angles

Railway lines restored to traffic after Baghmati Express accident; Southern Railway probing from multiple angles

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The Southern Railway restored all railway lines to traffic on Sunday (October 13, 2024) after the train accident involving the Baghmati Express at Kavaraipettai in Tiruvallur district on Friday (October 11, 2024) night. Commissioner of Railway Safety (Southern Circle) A.M. Choudhary will conduct a statutory inquiry of the train accident at the Chennai Divisional Railway Manager’s office on October 16 and 17, where the public can share evidence regarding the accident. The Government Railway Police (GRP) of Korukkupet station has also started investigation, along with the Railway Safety Commissioner and National Investigation Agency officials, by visiting the accident site on Saturday (October 12, 2024). A senior GRP official said the accident was being investigated from various angles, including human sabotage, by conducting enquiries with the Baghmati Express loco pilot Subramanian, assistant pilot Ram Avatar Meena, Kavarappet Station Manager Mani Prasad Babu and others. As there is a ground for vandalism resulting in the accident, GRP Superintendent of Police Iswaran, along with Salem Railway DSP Periasamy, Egmore Railway DSP Ramesh and Central Railway Station DSP Karnan and …

Tamil Nadu train accident: Empty goods train took the impact of collision, minimising casualties

Tamil Nadu train accident: Empty goods train took the impact of collision, minimising casualties

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Tiruvallur SP Srinivasa Perumal and his team were the first to reach the accident site | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The empty goods train taking the impact of the rear-end collision as well as the inbuilt safety features in the Linke Hofmann Busch (LHB) coaches played a vital role in minimising casualties in the Mysuru-Dharbhanga Bagmati Express train accident at Kavarapettai in Southern Railway’s Chennai Division on Friday (October 11, 2024) night. The express train, speeding at about 90 kmph, was to pass through the Kavarapetti railway station via the main line for which signals were cleared. However, a suspected signal failure led the train to the loop line, where a goods train was stabled. “Though the train, with over 1,000 passengers on board, rammed into the rear end of the goods train, only about 20 people suffered injuries, a couple of them grievously, in the accident. The train rammed into the brake van and came to a halt after several coaches derailed. Most of the impact was taken by the empty goods train rake, …

“Signal, Route Mismatch” Sent Train In To Closed Loop

“Signal, Route Mismatch” Sent Train In To Closed Loop

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Tamil Nadu train crash: The derailment took place around 40 km from Chennai. New Delhi: The railway derailment in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruvallur district – after a passenger train travelling at 75 km per hour rammed into a stationary goods train – was caused by a “mismatch between signal and route”, RN Singh, General Manager of Southern Railways, told NDTV Saturday morning. The passenger train – the Mysuru-Darbhanga Bagmati Express – should have been switched to the main line but “something wrong happened”, Mr Singh said. The train was inadvertently switched to a closed section of the track on which the goods train was parked. It is too early to say exactly what happened, Mr Singh said, noting that signal had been set for the main line while the track switched the train to the closed loop. “The train was headed to Gudur (in Andhra Pradesh). It stopped at Kavaraippettai Railway Station in Tiruvallur, where a goods train also headed to Gudur was on the loop line.”  “It (the express) was given priority (and) was supposed …

12 Coaches Derail, 19 Injured, Probe Underway

12 Coaches Derail, 19 Injured, Probe Underway

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Mysuru Darbhanga Bagmati Express collided with a goods train at Kavaraippettai railway station. Chennai: A passenger train, travelling at 75 kmph, hit a stationary goods train on Friday, in Tamil Nadu, at around 8:30 pm. The train entered a loop line instead of the main line, following which at least 12 coaches derailed, leaving several passengers injured, railway officials said. A power car also caught fire. Train 12578 Mysuru – Darbhanga Bagmati Express collided with a goods train at Kavaraippettai railway station in Tiruvallur district, near Chennai. 1,360 passengers were on board, said Tiruvallur District Collector Dr T Prabhushankar. 19 of the passengers are reported to be injured, and of them, four suffered severe injuries. They were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, he said. No casualties reported so far. Past midnight, stranded passengers were transported through MTC buses to Dr MGR Chennai Central railway station. Early morning, a special train departed from Dr MGR Chennai Central, taking the stranded passengers to their destination. Passengers were provided with food and water. Stranded passengers of Train …

Tamil Nadu train accident: 182 passengers who boarded from Mysuru are safe, say authorities

Tamil Nadu train accident: 182 passengers who boarded from Mysuru are safe, say authorities

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Passengers with their belongings being transported to an alternative route by the railway authorities after the The Mysuru-Darbanga Express rammed a stationary goods train, at Kavarapettai near Gummidipoondi, Tamil Nadu on Friday, October 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The Mysuru-Dharbhanga Express which collided with a goods train at Kavaraippettai railway station in Chennai-Gudur section on Friday (October 11, 2024) at around 8.30 p.m. was packed to capacity. Sources in the railways said as per the reservation chart, 990 people had reservations of whom 182 passengers were from Mysuru. Most boarding takes place enroute with bulk in Bengaluru and the weekly express service was popular among the migrant workers from Bihar-Jharkhand region, according to the sources. The railway authorities said here on Saturday (October 12, 2024) that they contacted each of 182 passengers who had boarded from Mysuru and confirmed that all of them were safe and had left by a special train to Dharbhanga. Trains diverted Due to the collision, the following trains have been diverted: Train No.12509  Sir M.Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru-Guwahati …

2 Trains Collide In Tamil Nadu, 12 Coaches Derailed, Passengers Injured

2 Trains Collide In Tamil Nadu, 12 Coaches Derailed, Passengers Injured

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Live: Twelve coaches of the passenger train have derailed A passenger train going from Mysore to Darbhanga has collided with a stationary goods train in Tamil Nadu. The parcel van of the express train caught fire and some passengers are reportedly injured. At least 12 coaches of the passenger train have also derailed.  Here are the updates on Tamil Nadu train collision: Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Meets Injured Passsengers Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin met the injured passengers who are being treated at the Chennai government hospital. திருவள்ளூர் மாவட்டம் கவரப்பேட்டை அருகே பாக்மதி விரைவு ரயில் சரக்கு ரயிலுடன் மோதிய விபத்தை அறிந்து அதிர்ச்சியுற்றோம். இந்த விபத்தையடுத்து, மாண்புமிகு முதலமைச்சர் @mkstalin அவர்களின் உத்தரவின் பேரில் முழு வீச்சில் மீட்புப்பணிகள் நடைபெற்று வருகின்றன. ரயில் விபத்தில் காயமுற்று,… pic.twitter.com/MSdkrkU6HG – Udhay (@Udhaystalin) October 11, 2024 Stranded Passengers Are Being Transported Through Buses, Says Southern Railway Stranded passengers are being transported through MTC buses to Dr MGR Chennai Central, the Southern Railway said. Stranded passengers are being transported through MTC buses to Dr MGR #Chennai Central#SouthernRailwaypic.twitter.com/AXFYuADgC8 – Southern Railway (@GMSRailway) October 11, 2024 Tamil Nadu …