Don’t miss the latest developments in business and finance.

Visakha Express engine gets detached from bogies in Andhra

Image
ANI General News
Last Updated : Aug 20 2019 | 11:35 AM IST

The engine of Visakha Express that plies between Bhubaneshwar to Secunderabad got detached from its coaches between Narsipatnam and Tuni railway stations on Monday.

The engine travelled at least 10 km without the bogies.

The incident occurred when the link rods between the engine and the bogies were broken.

On discovering the train without an engine, the passengers informed railway authorities.

A team of technicians was later deployed by railways to connect engine with the bogies. The train resumed its journey after a short delay.

The incident also led to delay of few other trains plying on the route. Railway has launched an investigation into the incident.

Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content

More From This Section

First Published: Aug 20 2019 | 11:24 AM IST

Next Story