In the third train derailment attempt near Kanpur this month, a gas cylinder was found on the rail tracks in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. The incident occurred near Prempur railway station on the Delhi-Howrah rail line. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) promptly arrived at the scene, and an investigation is underway.
A freight train was running on the loop line from Kanpur towards Prayagraj when the incident took place. The locomotive pilot spotted the gas cylinder when he was asked to stop to let the other express train pass the section and immediately informed the control room.
“A goods train going from Kanpur towards Prayagraj was stopped using the emergency brakes after the driver spotted a gas cylinder lying on the tracks, at Prempur Station at 5:50 am today (September 22). Railway IOW (Inspector of work), security and other teams examined the cylinder and removed it from the tracks. Upon inspection, it was found that the 5-litre cylinder was empty. Directions have been given to investigate the matter,” CPRO North Central Railway said in a statement.
On September 9, the Kalindi Express, travelling from Prayagraj to Bhiwani in Haryana, hit a gas cylinder placed on the track near Kanpur. However, an accident was averted.
The cylinder was reportedly thrown nearly 50 metres away due to the impact of the collision. It was placed near the crossing of Munderi village between Barrajpur and Bilhaur stations on the Kanpur-Kasganj route.
Another attempt at train derailment was thwarted on Saturday after the railway officials found and removed fish plates and keys from a railway track near Kim Railway Station in Surat, Gujarat.
The Western Railways’ Vadodra Division said that some of the fish plates and keys were opened from the UP line and put on the same track by some unidentified miscreants, halting the train movement.
The railway ground staff responded swiftly to the situation and removed the blocks from the track to restore the train movement.
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