Bogies detached from train in Puri

A few hours after an engine of the Puri-Cuttack passenger train left three bogies behind at the Puri railway station on Tuesday, the railway authorities came up with clarification about the incident terming it as a ‘wrong notion’ or ‘misconception’.

Clarifying on the issue, the Khurda Road Division officials said that the detachment of three coaches from engine was a planned operation and the passengers were informed by the railway station staffs.

The Puri-Cuttack passenger train was supposed to depart at 8 am. However, at 7.57 am, it was reported that the coach which was fourth from rear end was marked ‘sick’ (in railway terminology sick means ‘certified as not fit to run’).

To detach the coach placed fourth from rear, the rear-most three coaches were detached. The fourth coach was detached on another line and then three rear-most coaches were again attached to the train. The train departed from Puri at 8.25 am leaving behind one coach, which was the same coach detected as sick.

The statement came after media reports about detachment of three bogies from train at Puri station in the morning. According to reports, the Puri-Cuttack passenger train engine travelled around 5 km leaving behind three coaches at 8.00 am at Puri railway station. Later, the engine picked up three coaches after 28 minutes and departed the station at 8.28 am towards Cuttack.