As per schedule, the prepare is to run six days per week between Howrah and Puri
Kolkata/Bhubaneswar:
The Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Categorical was cancelled on Monday because the rake will bear pressing repairs for damages brought on by tree branches falling on the operating prepare throughout a storm on yesterday, officers mentioned.
The brand new ICF rake suffered dents on the facia, harm to a pantograph, and cracks within the windshield throughout a thunderstorm close to Baitarani Highway railway station in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Sunday night.
The South Japanese Railway (SER), in a press release, mentioned, “22895/22896 Howrah-Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Categorical will stay cancelled for repairs of damages brought on by a thunderstorm on Could 21 in Cuttack-Bhadrak part of East Coast Railway.”
The incident occurred round 4.45 pm between Baitarani Highway and Manjuri Highway stations. The prepare was stranded for 3 hours until a reduction diesel engine pulled it to Manjuri Highway, from the place the prepare ran by itself.
Tree branches acquired entangled with its pantograph, apart from cracking its windshield and denting the facia, an official mentioned.
The incident didn’t trigger any bodily damage to any passenger or workers of the prepare, he mentioned.
The Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Categorical was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Could 18 by the digital mode from Puri and commenced industrial providers on Could 20.
As per schedule, the prepare is to run six days per week between Howrah and Puri, with Thursday being saved for servicing of the rake.
