Bhubaneswar: A possible train accident was averted near Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya (DDU) Junction in Uttar Pradesh when Odisha-bound Nandan Kanan Express split into two due to a coupling failure.
The incident, which reportedly took place late Monday night, caused panic among passengers of the train running from Anand Vihar in Delhi to Puri in Odisha.
Sources said that the express train had just departed from platform number one of DDU Junction at around 9.30 pm when the coupling of the S4 sleeper coach broke. As a result, the train detached into two sections about six km from the station, leaving passengers in shock.
Following the incident, railway staff swung into action to prevent any major mishap. The detached sections were carefully brought back to platforms 7 and 8 of DDU Junction, and passengers from the affected coach were shifted to other compartments. After necessary repair and safety inspections, the train resumed its journey at around 1 am. When the incident took place, the train was already running over three hours late.
Railway authorities have launched an investigation to ascertain the cause of the coupling failure.
