The Sachkhand Express coming from Jhansi to Gwalior narrowly escaped an accident on Monday. A railway employee saw a broken railway track on Platform No 2 at 7.15 am on Monday and immediately informed the railway management.
According to railway management the Deputy SS, Sanjay Hayaran, saw sparks emanating from the railway track in the morning. He immediately reached the spot and found that the railway track is broken. The Sachkhand Express was to come on Platform No 2 after leaving Sitohali railway station.
The railway management at once gave IBH a red signal at Gate No 417 near Shivpuri link road. Meanwhile, the line to bring Sachkhand Express on Platform No 3 was cleared and announcement was made accordingly.
The Sachkhand Express had reached to Vicky factory. The railway management said that if the broken railway track was not notices, the Sachkhand Express would have certainly derailed. A four-inch gap was created between the tracks. The PWI staff reached the spot at 8 pm and repaired the railway track. The Mangala and Kerala Express coming from Jhansi were brought to Platform No 1 and Guna passenger was started from Platform No 3.