During the mini-vacation festive rush, a double-decker train travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai had a near miss with an accident in Surat’s Sayan today.

Some of the passenger coaches of the double-decker train number (12935) detached near Surat, causing a significant risk to the passengers. Fortunately, there were no casualties. The railway’s technical staff arrived at the scene promptly and initiated an investigation.

Currently, the railway’s technical team is inspecting how the coaches detached from the train. Preliminary reports suggest that the detachment was due to a technical fault.

According to the railway department, trains travelling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai and from Mumbai to Ahmedabad are running late. The detached coaches will be reattached before the train is resumed. Passengers are reportedly facing inconvenience due to the delay.

According to the latest update from the Western Railway, the train that met with an accident “has been rescheduled to depart ex Mumbai Central at 5.30 pm instead of its scheduled departure at 2.30 pm.”

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