Watch: Indian Railway Workers Push Train Coach After it Breaks Down in Amethi

Several footages and news about railway mishaps time and again have surfaced on social media from all across the country. Most recently, a video from Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi shows some railway personnel struggling with a broken-down train coach. The people around captured the video and shared it on social media. Reportedly, the train’s sudden stop at the outskirts had an impact on other train timings. Despite their best efforts, staff were unable to resolve the issue, so they pushed the train.

In the video, several railway officials were seen manually pushing a coach from the main track to the loop track following a technical issue in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi. The clip showed many staff members crowding along one side of the coach, digging their legs into the rough gravel that surrounds the tracks and forcing it to the station. As per reports, the event occurred in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi, where a DPC coach, which is mostly used by railway officials for inspection) broke down on the main track near the Nihalgarh Railway Station, causing delays in regular trains.

Giving further details about the incident, Inspector RS Sharma of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) said, “A DPC train which is used by railway officials for inspection broke down on Thursday at the outer of Nihalgarh Railway Station following which railway employees were deployed to push it to the station. The snag was then repaired, and the train went ahead to its destination,” as quoted by India Today.

Furthermore, reportedly, authorities have been requested to conduct a comprehensive investigation and take the necessary steps to ensure the region’s railway operations are safe and efficient. The tragedy emphasises the need for strict safety regulations and maintenance requirements in the railway industry.

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Meanwhile, in December last year, two railway workers were killed and another seriously injured after they were hit by an oncoming train while replacing a defective signal near Jahangirabad railway station in UP. The police reported the three staff members were repairing a malfunction in one of the signal poles when two trains, the Cochin Express and the Barauni Express, arrived on both the up and down tracks. They were struck by the Cochin Express. While one of them died on the spot, another succumbed to his injuries later. The third staffer was taken to the hospital.