A particles was noticed between Gangrar and Soniyana stations.
Jaipur:
A loco pilot’s presence of thoughts saved Udaipur-Jaipur Vande Bharat Specific from a serious accident. The practice, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 24, was on its technique to Jaipur when the driving force noticed stones, some as giant as a brick, saved on the tracks that might have derailed it. A video recorded on the spot exhibits railways staffers eradicating the stones from the tracks. It additionally exhibits an iron rod inserted between the fish plates, or joints.
The loco pilot noticed the particles round 9.55 am close to Chittorgarh. He stopped the practice utilizing emergency brakes earlier than it might slam into the stones and different issues saved on the tracks between Gangrar and Soniyana stations.
A unfastened fastener was additionally eliminated by the workers members throughout an intensive inspection of the tracks. This comes on a day when the Prime Minister was in Chittorgarh to deal with a rally.
“There have been two one-feet-long rods on the observe. The loco pilot confirmed presence of thoughts and never solely eliminated all of the particles, however ensured that your complete stretch is free from obstacles. He additionally knowledgeable the management room after which groups of Railway Safety Pressure (RPF) and Authorities Railway Police (GRP) had been despatched to the spot,” mentioned Shahi Kiran, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Railways.
He additionally knowledgeable {that a} case has been registered and motion will likely be taken in opposition to anti-social parts who’re discovered responsible after an investigation.
The video has shocked social media customers, who’ve demanded strict motion in opposition to the culprits.
The Udaipur-Jaipur Vande Bharat Specific was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 24. The inauguration was carried out by means of video conferencing.
The practice covers a distance of 435 kilometres in 6 hours and quarter-hour. Earlier than its launch, different trains on the route took seven hours on this route.
That is yet one more surprising occasion with the semi-high-speed practice that has the capability to run at a velocity of 160 kilometres per hour.
In Might, stones had been thrown on a Vande Bharat practice in Kerala, between Tirunavaya and Tirur. The practice was going to Thiruvananthapuram from Kasargod.
On April 6, a recent incident of stone throwing was reported on the Vande Bharat Specific from Visakhapatnam.
In January 2023, two window panes of the Vande Bharat Specific practice had been left broken after stones had been allegedly thrown on its coaches close to the Phansidewa space of the Darjeeling district.
