New Jalpaiguri Express Stranded In Odisha’s Balasore After Loco Trouble; Trains Regulated

Balasore: In a freak incident, the battery box of the engine fell off from Chennai-bound New Jalpaiguri Express train near Sabira railway station in Odisha’s Balasore on Saturday.

South Eastern Railway (SER) sources said the 22861 New Jalpaiguri-Chennai Central Express was detained between Soro and Markona under Kharagpur Division due to Loco trouble from 2.45 pm.

However, all the passengers on board are safe. Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of SER Om Prakash Charan confirmed that no injury to anyone had been reported in the incident.

The train which was travelling at a high speed, reportedly encountered a mechanical fault, causing its battery and some equipment to fall off.

The loco pilot of the train came to know about the incident and halted the train. As a result, lives of all the passengers were saved.

The Loco (engine) of the train was hit by an object lying on the track and could not move any further. An alternative loco was arranged and the train departed at 6.23 pm. All necessary safety measures were taken by Railways and thorough checking of the Loco was done before the departure of the train.

Due to the incident, the following trains were regulated:

12245 Howrah-SMVT Bengaluru Express was detained between Soro-Markona
68051 Baleshwar-Bhadrak MEMU was detained at Soro
18045 Shalimar-Hyderabad East Coast Express was detained at Baleshwar
20889 Howrah-Tirupati Express was detained at Rupsa