The Mumbai-Solapur Vande Bharat express train derailed on Monday while entering the railway station in Pune, Maharashtra, officials said. No injuries were reported to any of the passengers.
According to Central Railway chief Dr Swapnil Nela, a coach of the fourth coach of the Vande Bharat train heading from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai to Solapur derailed at the diamond crossing while entering the platform at Pune station at around 7:30 pm on Monday.
A diamond crossing is a railway track layout in which two tracks intersect at an angle, forming a diamond shape, allowing trains to cross without switching lines.
The official added that the crossing has been planned to be upgraded as part of the redesign of the plaza at Pune station.
“It is planned to shift passengers to another area. The diamond crossing is being replaced on priority and similar non-standard diamond crossings across Indian Railways are also being replaced,” the PRO chief said.
The passengers of the damaged bus were seen getting off the train, carrying their luggage, and walking to the nearest platform.
