Bihar : Goods train accident in Gaya, brake failed while descending from the valley, 57 bogies overturned at 150KM speed

The brakes of a goods train failed while descending from the valley on the Gaya-Dhanbad route. Due to this the speed of the goods train reached 150KM per hour. An attempt was made to stop it by slip siding before Gurpa station. During this, 57 bogies were overturned due to the breakdown of the coupling. While the engine kept running with a bogie. However, due to bogie rubbing and slip siding, the engine stopped after going 400 meters away.

The accident happened in the up line at 6 am on Wednesday. Rail traffic is disrupted on the Up and Down lines after the train accident. There has been no casualty in the accident. Many trains have been parked everywhere. More than 10 trains have been diverted.

In this, the engine is seen running fast with only one coach out of 58. To avoid a possible accident, the station was hurriedly evacuated, which led to a stampede. Railway officials had also made preparations to derail the goods train. But as soon as the engine and its rear bogie were shifted to another track for slip siding, due to the high speed, the balance of the bogies behind it was disturbed and 57 bogies overturned. After running for some time with a bogie, the engine also stopped. The goods train was loaded with coal.

53 coaches blown to pieces

There is a ghat section of 20 km before Gurpa station. Meanwhile, the brakes of the goods train failed. 53 coaches of a 58-coach goods train were blown up.

Gurpa Station Station Charles Minz Superintendent said that the driver of the goods train had reported brake failure. Between Gajhandi to Gurpa there is a tremendous slope up to a distance of about 800 meters. Due to this the speed of the train increased to 150 kilometers per hour. Here at Gurpa station, the plan to take that train on the loop line (slip siding) was fully prepared. As the train was diverted on the loop, the engine and one bogie got diverted but the rest of the bogies got derailed.

The engine continued to move with one coach for about 400 metres. This happened because of the high speed. But due to the derailment and overturning of the bogie, the engine speed came to a halt and it came to a halt, because the bogie which was rubbing was acting as a brake.

Dirrell was preparing

According to railway officials, a plan was prepared at two levels to stop the train. First – slip siding and second – derail, so that there is no fatal and major accident ahead. However, before the station, the bogies overturned and the engine stopped.

Trains stopped

Umesh Prasad Tripathi, station superintendent of Gaya station says that all trains of Gaya Dhanbad railway section have been stopped. Where trains stop. If the rescue takes more time for the coming two-three hours, then even bigger trains will be affected. Their operations will come to a standstill. Trains will not start operating until the tracks of up and down are cleared, in this way the operation of trains passing through Gaya Dhanbad railway section is stalled.

Chief Public Relations Officer Virendra Kumar said that due to derailment of goods train at Gurpa station of Dhanbad division, many trains were diverted.

1. 12314 New Delhi-Sealdah Rajdhani Express departing New Delhi on 26th October via converted route via Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jn-Gaya-Kiul-Jhajha-Asansol.

2. 12302 New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express departure from New Delhi on 26 October via converted route via Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Jn-Gaya-Kiul-Jhajha-Asansol.

3. 22824 New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express departing New Delhi on 26th October via converted route via Sonnagar-Garhwa Road-Barkakana-Muri.

4. 12941 Bhavnagar Terminus-Asansol Express departing from Bhavnagar Terminus on 25th October will be diverted via Gaya-Patna-Jhajha-Asansol Express.

5. 13152 Jammu Tawi – Kolkata Express departing from Jammu Tawi on 25 October on converted route via Gaya-Patna-Jhajha-Asansol.

6. 12988 Ajmer-Sealdah Express will depart from Ajmer on 26th October via converted route via Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction-Patna-Jhajha-Asansol.

7. 12365 Patna-Ranchi Express departing from Patna on 27th October on converted route via Gaya-Sonnagar-Garhwa Road-Tori.

The coal loaded goods train was going from Koderma station towards Gaya. The brakes of the goods train failed while passing through the Ghat section for about 20 km. Due to the high slope, the speed of the goods train was high. The pilot tried hard to reduce his speed, but the goods train derailed while approaching Gurpa station.

According to eyewitnesses, the 58-coach freight train has engine and one bogie in the front part while 5 bogies of the rear part are safe. The bogie is heavily damaged. However, the driver and guard were not injured in the incident. Due to the accident, the operation on Aap and Dn rail section has been completely disrupted. On receiving information about the incident, senior railway officials, relief and rescue teams have left. A large number of villagers have gathered on the spot.