How did the Coromandel Express accident happen? It is well known that the Coromandel Express accident is one of the worst train accidents in nearly three decades where it took more than 280 lives and 1,100 people are getting treated for injuries. There are different arguments on what exactly happened on the evening of that disastrous day. This incident which took place in the Baleshwar district has shocked the country as well as the world. Presidents of various countries have condoled with India on this incident. All this aside, three trains collided in this incident. Is there any conspiracy in this? The railway department which investigated in that sense finally concluded one thing.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that the root cause of the Odisha train accident has been found. It has been revealed that the cause of the accident has been initially estimated that occurred due to a change in ‘electronic interlocking’. He spoke to the media while supervising the ongoing rescue operations at the scene of the incident.
Coromandel Express arrived at the station where the accident happened at 6.56 PM. The train was given the signal to go from the main line at the station. But the train went into the loop line. But the goods train was kept in the loop line at that station in the expectation that Coromandel would pass through on the main line. As a result, the speeding Coromandel collided with the goods from the rear. The impact was so huge that many coaches fell on the next track where Yashwantpur Express was passing down line.
The question here is why the Coromandel Express, which was supposed to go on the main line, came into the loop line. The station master here gave the signal to Coromandel to go from the main line. But instead, the train went into the loop line. Now the investigation is going on as to why they switched to the loop line. The goods train did not derail. As the goods train contained iron ore, the impact was huge on the Coromandel Express.
