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Now driverless trains are running. In India, the work of increasing the number of electric trains in place of diesel trains is in full swing. The Railway Department is also using modern strategies to prevent railway accidents.
But There was an incident where a train went for 80 km without a driver. Yes, it covered a distance of 80 km at a speed of 90 km without a driver. Luckily there was no accident. So how did this incident happen and where did the train stop? Here is the answer to your question.
tea brought trouble
This goods train used to run without a driver from Kathua railway station in Jammu and Kashmir to Hoshiarpur in Punjab. This was a goods train with 53 vans. Drivers get down at Kathua station to drink tea. But there is a suspicion that he kept the engine running and did not apply the hand brake properly. Since it was a sloping area, the train started from there and ran for 80 km.
accident prevention officer
As soon as the message was received that a driverless goods train was coming through this route, rail traffic on that route was stopped. The route was cleared of traffic at all stations. All rail-road crossings on the Jalandhar-Pathankot section were blocked. All other trains crossing the train have been diverted from there and possible accidents have been averted.
Do you know how the train stopped?
It was a struggle to stop a speeding train without a driver. Elidar boarded the train and checked to see if emergency braking was possible. But the train did not slow down anywhere. But it was estimated that the speed may reduce here due to undulations of the railway track near Uchi Bussi station in Punjab. Therefore, sandbags were placed on the tracks just in time for the arrival of the train. By the time we reached here, the speed of the train decreased a bit. Thus the train collided with the bags.
officers are suspended
In connection with this incident, six officers, including two drivers who had come out to drink tea, have been suspended and instructions have been given to investigate the incident. Minister Ashwini Vaishnav also reacted to the incident and directed for proper investigation.
railway accidents in india
India is the largest country connected by railways. But recently the number of railway accidents has decreased in the country. More than 16,000 people died in railway accidents in 2021. This year around 18 thousand railway accidents have been registered. In 2023, 309 people died in three rail accidents. Recently, 296 people died and 1,200 were injured in a train accident in Odisha.
