A major mishap was averted when two trains grazed each other on Saturday evening at New Delhi Railway station.
According to railway officials, the incident occurred at 4.55 pm when Kerala Express was stationed at Platform No. 4. Paschim Express from Amritsar was entering the station and had to halt at Platform No. 5.
Even as Paschim Express was entering the station, a signal was received by the driver of Kerala Express on his walkie-talkie to take the train to the yard. This is when Pashim Express grazed Kerala Express. luckily, no one was injured. “But two bogeys of Kerala Express were derailed, two coaches of Paschim Express damaged,” said a railway official. “The incident occurred between Platform Nos 4 and 5,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Railways) Sanjay Bhatia. This triggered delay of GT Express, Andhra Pradesh Express and Paschim Express.