First train chugs out of accident-affected section in Balasore
''Down-line restoration complete. First train movement in section,'' tweeted Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Visual of the first train travelling on the section, where the triple-train accident happened in Balasore around 7 pm on Friday. (ANI)
NEW DELHI: The first train on the section where the accident happened in Balasore started its journey at around 10.40 pm on Sunday, 51 hours after the horrific crash which killed 275 people, officials said.
The goods train was seen off by Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw as scores of media persons and railway officials looked on.
#WATCH | Balasore, Odisha: Train movement resumes in the affected section where the horrific #BalasoreTrainAccident happened that claimed 275 lives. Visuals from Bahanaga Railway station. pic.twitter.com/Onm0YqTTmZ
— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2023
The train carrying coal is headed towards Rourkela Steel plant from Vizag port and is running on the same track where the ill-fated Bangalore-Howrah train met with the tragedy on Friday.
The Howrah-bound train crashed with the capsized bogies of the Coromandel Express which had collided with a stationary freight train seconds earlier.
''Down-line restoration complete. First train movement in section,'' tweeted Ashwini Vaishnaw.
Down-line restoration complete. First train movement in section. pic.twitter.com/cXy3jUOJQ2
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) June 4, 2023