Vande Bharat going from Delhi to Varanasi Passengers traveling in the express train were shocked when water started dripping from the roof of the train. Now its video is going viral on social media. People are expressing their anger by tagging Northern Railway. The video has been made by a passenger traveling in the train. In this, water can be seen dripping from the roof of the train and falling on the seats.
In the video, a woman says, “Tell everyone in your college! No one should travel…” Sharing the video, an Instagram user wrote, “Look at the condition of the Vande Bharat train. This train runs on the Delhi-Varanasi route. Vande Bharat's number is 22416.” Soon after the video went viral, Northern Railway has given a clarification.
The official Instagram handle of the railways attributed the water leakage to a “temporary blockage in the pipe”. It wrote, “A little water leakage was observed in the coach due to a temporary blockage in the pipe! The staff present on the train noticed it and fixed it. Sorry for the inconvenience.” The video, shared on July 2, has been viewed over 35,000 times. Social media users also criticised the Railway Ministry for its poor management of trains.
Banaras-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express narrowly escapes accident
On June 22, the Vande Bharat Express travelling from Varanasi to Delhi had a narrow escape from an accident after it collided with an animal. According to official sources of the railways, an animal collided with the train, due to which the engine of the Vande Bharat Express was damaged, due to which the train had to be halted at Bharthana railway station for about an hour.
Prayagraj Railway Division Public Relations Officer Amit Kumar Singh said that the engine of Vande Bharat Express broke down after an animal came in front of the engine, after which Vande Bharat Express was stopped at Bharthana Railway Station. The team of engineers has fixed the problem. After this, the train has been sent to New Delhi.
Railway officials said that at around 7:45, Vande Bharat Express stopped at Bharthana railway station in Etawah district. After this, information came to light that there was a technical fault in the engine of Vande Bharat Express. After receiving this information, a team of about half a dozen railway engineers reached the spot who tried to fix the technical fault. After a lot of hard work, the technical fault of the engine was fixed at around 9 o'clock, then at 9:02 the train was sent to New Delhi.