Thirteen numbers out of the twenty-two coaches of the Kisan Express running from Firozpur to Dhanbad were detached, and the train was divided in Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor district on Sunday.
The occurrence that happened as a result of a coupling break near Chakrajmal in Bijnor at about 4:00 a.m. left the passengers onboard panicky, particularly those who were in the coaches that were separated from the main train.
It led to the engine, and eight coaches moved up to Seohara railway station, while as many as thirteen coaches, including the guard’s compartment, were left at Chakrajmal.
These coaches were having hundreds of passengers, including police recruitment candidates besides the drivers of these coaches. In the current case, a car flying over the fence landed in the backyard, and although it was a crash, luckily, there were no people hurt in the mishap.
When the situation was observed, the guard immediately alerted the train driver and police. Railway officials as well as police personnel were prompt in their response, wherein both of them attended to the problem at hand. The candidates were to be transported to Bareilly, and for this, four buses were provided.
Superintendent of Police Dharam Singh Marchal said that the train was the Kisan Express (13308) which comes from Firozpur to Dhanbad, and the incident took place in the area coming under the Seohara police station.
Taking from the railway officials, this mishap occurred because of some technical snag, and attempts are being made to join both portions of the train. Once this is achieved in a short while, the train will continue with the journey.
This split of the train put into halt the operations of the railway route for several hours, hence disrupting services. Therefore, the Jananayak Express train was metered at Habibwala while the Punjab Mail train was marked at nearly two hours at Dhampur, which made several passengers nervous about whether they would be able to proceed with their journey. Railway officials are trying very hard to bring the normalcy back in the railway system.
