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Paschim Express Coaches Uncouple Twice Within an Hour, No Injuries Reported

Western Railway ordered inspections after deploying Valsad staff with a relief locomotive to the Sanjan site.

Overview

  • The Bandra TerminusAmritsar Paschim Express first experienced a coach uncoupling between Vangaon and Dahanu at 1:19 pm.
  • Crew re-coupled the train in roughly 25 minutes and it departed around 1:46 pm before a second uncoupling occurred near Sanjan in Gujarat at about 2:10 pm.
  • Carriage and Wagon staff were mobilised from Valsad, and a locomotive left Valsad at 3:15 pm to assist operations at Sanjan.
  • Officials reported no passenger injuries and no damage to the train, though they acknowledged delays to the onward journey.
  • Technical checks are underway to determine the cause of the repeated uncoupling, with details such as the number of affected coaches still awaited.