Lucknow: Vande Bharat train is in the news for the third day today. Vande Bharat train scheduled to run between New Delhi and Varanasi this morning got ‘jammed’ and passengers were diverted to other trains.
Fortunately, an employee on duty noticed that the wheel was jammed and the train was averted halfway through. It is feared that if the Vande Bharat train was driven at a speed of 100 km per hour without noticing that the wheels were jammed, a major accident could have occurred.
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Vande Bharat high speed train’s front end was slightly crushed when it collided with a cow in Gujarat on Friday. Earlier on Thursday, the vande bharat locomotive’s cone-shaped front end was damaged when it collided with a herd of buffaloes.
For the 3rd day in a row, there was a problem for the passengers who boarded the Vande Bharat train.
The Vande Bharat train halted at Vair railway station, 67 km from New Delhi, this morning. Then, in the afternoon, the passengers from it were taken on the Shatabdi train and sent.
160 kmph speed
160 km per hour. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently launched the Vande Bharat train service between Mumbai and Gandhinagar, which can run at a speed of up to
In the first incident, the train hit a herd of buffaloes standing on the tracks near Ahmedabad on Thursday. 4 buffaloes died in this. Damage was done to the conical front of the train. However, the train continued to run as there was no damage to the main parts of the train. Later, the conical front of the train was immediately replaced on arrival in Mumbai.
Meanwhile, the second incident took place on Friday.
In the second incident, a cow was hit by a cow while traveling near Anand area of Gujarat on Friday. Western Railway Public Relations Officer Sumit Thakur said that the front part was slightly crushed and no passengers were hurt.
‘Definite Design’:
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said, ‘Incidents of trains hitting cattle are unavoidable. Vande Bharat train is robustly designed to avoid any damage in case of accidents. The conical front of the train is fully adjustable. The Vande Bharat train which will be upgraded in the next phase will go at a speed of up to 200 km per hour,’ he said.