However, nobody was injured as the platform number 5 where the incident occurred was empty that time. The incident also did not affect the schedule of suburban trains on Central Line.
The EMU rake hit the buffer at the dead-end of the platform when it was being placed there after mandatory checking, the Central Railway stated in a release here.
The incident occurred in wee hours and the platform was available for traffic after 6:55 AM, it said.
As per the release, the Railway Minister has ordered an inquiry into the incident, it added.