A fire broke out on the Rajdhani Express near Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh. (Image: CPRO, West Central Railway)
Rajdhani Express fire: A fire broke out in an AC coach of the Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district on Sunday morning. The incident was reported in the B-1 coach of train number 12431 while it was running between Luni Richha (LNR) and Vikramgarh Alot (VMA) stations in the Kota Division of West Central Railway (WCR) zone. At around 9:48 hrs, the train departed from the site with a diesel engine for Vikramgarh Alot railway station.
“A high-level inquiry has been ordered into the incident. Indian Railways has launched a nationwide audit of various fire safety systems in coaches,” a Railway official said.
According to National Train Enquiry System (NTES), the train is running late by more than five hours. It is expected to reach Hazrat Nizamuddin at around 16:15 hrs.
A fire broke out on the Rajdhani Express near Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh.
Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express fire
Speaking to Indianexpress.com, Harshit Shrivastava, Chief Public Relations Officer of WCR said that the fire incident occurred at 5:15 am. He further said that all passengers of the affected coach were safely deboarded and no injury or casualty was reported among passengers or railway staff.
“OHE supply was cut immediately. The affected B-1 coach was detached from the rake. Railway employees and officers rushed to the spot and are engaged in fire-fighting operations,” the Railway official said.
A fire broke out on the Rajdhani Express near Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh.
He also added that refreshments were served to the passengers of the affected coach at the site. An additional coach will be attached at Kota station to facilitate their onward journey.
Following the incident, senior officers from Kota Division have left for the site. The situation is fully under control. Meanwhile, Train No. 12955 was detained at Mahidpur Road (MEP). “Section will be cleared shortly. Cause of fire is being investigated,” he said.
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A fire broke out on the Rajdhani Express near Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh.
Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express: Distance, Travel Time, Frequency
The Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express covers a distance of 3144 km in 41:15 hrs. The train runs thrice a week: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Thiruvananthapuram-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express: Stoppages
During its journey between Thiruvananthapuram and Hazrat Nizamuddin, train number 12431 Rajdhani Express stops at 19 stations enroute. These are: Kollam, Alleppey, Ernakulam, Thrisur, Shoranur, Kozhikode, Kannur, Kasaragod, Mangaluru, Udupi, Karwar, Madgaon, Ratnagiri, Panvel, Vasai Road, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam and Kota Junction.
