Odisha Train Accident: A horrific train accident took place in Balasore, Odisha, at around 7 pm on Friday evening. So far 288 people have lost their lives in the triple train accident involving Coromandel Express, Sir M. Visvesvaraya-Howrah Superfast Express and goods train. At the same time, more than 900 people have been injured. According to the Ministry of Railways, the rescue operation has also ended. Also, PM Narendra Modi has reached the spot to take stock of the incident. Let us know that due to which the train gets derailed in India.
Five causes of train derailments in India
emergency brakes
Emergency brakes can also prove to be a major reason for rail accidents. When the speed of the train is high, emergency brakes are used. In this, friction arises between the wheels of the train and the track, which can cause an accident. Often, emergency brakes at very high speeds can endanger the lives of passengers sitting in the train.
high speed is also a reason
The speed of the train also has a big role in train accidents. Most of the railway tracks in India are very old and the work of repairing them is also not done properly, which becomes a major reason for accidents.
technical installation
Technical installations are used to send trains from one route to another. So that the train can be guided to move from one track to another. Often at railway stations when the train is sent on the last track and the driver ignores this, it may derail. The survivors of the Odisha train accident have narrated their ordeal. Read the detailed report here…
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train wheel repair
If the wheels of the train are not repaired at the right time, they get jammed. Turning and accelerating a train with its wheels jammed also invites danger. In such a situation, the risk of derailment of the train increases manifold. This causes the wheels to damage the track.
Checking Fish Plates
Fish plates are used to connect sections of train track. In which some holes are made. Which are repeated at the end of the section. It is connected with the help of air beam and some bolts. If these bolts are not repaired in time, then they start becoming loose, which can become a major reason for the accident.
