Signal overshooting led to train crash in Andhra Pradesh, says ECoR official

Bhubaneswar, October 29: The train accident that occurred on Sunday evening between Andhra Pradesh’s Kantakapalle and Alamanda railway stations near Vizianagaram was due to overshooting. Overshooting is a situation when a train marches ahead, ignoring the danger signal. According to the information provided by the East Coast Railway, the mishap occurred when the Rayagada-bound 08504 […]

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Six killed, 18 injured as two passenger trains collide in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram

Visakahapatnam, October 29: At least six people died and 18 injured as Vishakapatnam-Rayagada and Visakhapatnam to Palasa trains derailed after they collided near Alamanda Railway Station in Andhra Pradesh this evening. Six people died and 18 injured in the Andhra Pradesh train accident, said Deepika, SP, Vizianagaram as quoted by the ANI. According to Railway […]

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Buffalos squat on railway tracks, major train accident averted in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: A major train accident was averted on Saturday near VSS Nagar between Bhubaneswar and Mancheswar stations under East Coast Railways (ECoR) due to the gateman’s presence of mind at the railway crossing. According to an ECoR communiqué, at 12.50 pm a herd of buffalo came on the middle of the lines to pass another […]

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Three railway officials killed as Samaleswari Express rams maintenance engine in Odisha

Rayagada: At least three Railway staff, including a senior engineer were killed as engine and front Guard-cum-Luggage Van Coach of 18005 Howrah-Jagadalpur Samaleswari Express rammed into a maintenance engine between Singapur Road and Keutguda in Rayagada-Koraput Railway Section at 4.30 am on Tuesday. Following the collision the engine also caught fire. The rammed into the […]

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