VIDEO: Train runs in reverse direction for 35 km in India - GulfToday

VIDEO: Train runs in reverse direction for 35 km in India

  • 19 Mar 2021

A high-speed train runs in reverse in Uttarakhand.

A major accident was averted in Uttarakhand after the Purnagiri Janshatabdi Express started running in reverse direction on the railway tracks for over 35 kilometres after it developed a technical snag. No one was injured in the incident.

The train was going from Delhi to Tanakpur.

The North Eastern Railway said in a tweet, "An incident happened on 17.03.2021 due to cattle run over between Khatima-Tanakpur section. Train stopped just short of Khatima yard safely. There was no derailment and all passengers were transported to Tanakpur safely. Loco Pilot and Guard suspended in the incident."

Most of the compartments were empty.

This is the second incident in Uttarakhand within a week when a train accident has been averted. On Saturday, a coach of the Delhi-Dehradun Shatabdi Express was gutted in fire. No passenger was injured in that incident too.

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