The engine of Bhubaneswar-Anand Vihar super fast weekly express train got detached from the bogies while running on Tuesday afternoon here and narrowly escaped an accident.
The passengers of the train were in state of panic. The express train later was taken back to Rourkela and after change of another engine, it left for New Delhi.
The train was going from Bhubaneswar to New Delhi on Tuesday and the train had reached the Rourkela station at around 2.40 pm. After reaching at Rourkela station, the engine of this train was changed at Rourkela station. The train left Rourkela station at around 2.50 pm. After running about 2 km from Rourkela, the driver of train came to know that the engine had got detached from the bogies near Birjapalli. He stopped the engine on the railway track.
After getting information, the railway officials rushed to the spot. All the passengers of the train were found safe but the passengers were in state of panic. The train was later taken back to Rourkela and after the change of another engine, it again left for New Delhi. The railway officials are now examining the matter.
Meanwhile, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) authorities admitted that the electric engine of the train was changed with the diesel one at the Rourkela station. However, the same was not fixed properly resulting in the detachment.
“The ECoR has intimated the matter to the Southern Eastern Railway authorities. Stringent action will be taken against those found guilty,” said the ECoR authorities.