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The West Central Railway Zone has constituted a precocious administrative grade-level enquiry committee to analyse the occurrence connected the Thiruvananthapuram Central-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express connected Sunday (May 17, 2026).
The occurrence erupted astatine 5.15 a.m. successful the B-1 rider manager of the bid betwixt Vikramgarh Alot and Lunirichha stations nether the Kota Railway division, one-and-a-half hours aft it near the Ratlam Junction successful Madhya Pradesh, according to an official. The occurrence besides damaged the luggage brake and generator car down the coach.
"The committee has been nominated by the wide manager of West Central Railway (WCR). It comprises elder officers from the West Central Railway, Integral Coach Factory successful Chennai, and RDSO (Research Designs and Standards Organisation)," the Railway Board said successful a property note.
"Principal main information officer, WCR, has been appointed arsenic the convener of the committee," it said, besides mentioning different committee members specified arsenic main main electrical engineer, main main mechanical engineer, Principal Chief Security Officer from the WCR zone, and main main mechanical technologist from the Integrated Coach Factory, among others.
As per the provisions of the Accident Manual, the Committee has been directed to implicit the enquiry wrong the stipulated timeframe.
The Board stated that the Committee volition behaviour a elaborate introspection of the causes of the incident, method aspects and information parameters truthful arsenic to forestall recurrence of specified incidents successful future.
"Indian Railways remains committed to ensuring the information and information of passengers and is taking each indispensable measures successful this regard," it added.
