Mumbai, February 9 Rail traffic on the busy Mumbai-Goa route was disrupted for a few hours on Monday following damage to overhead equipment (OHE) when a Vande Bharat train collided with cattle between the Kudal and Sindhudurg stations in Maharashtra, an official said. The incident occurred on the Konkan Railway tracks at 11:30 am, he said. The train, which was traveling from Mumbai to Madgaon in Goa, hit three cows that had strayed onto the tracks, resulting in damage to the OHE, from which power is drawn, he added. "Upon impact, the cows hit the pole on which the OHE is mounted, causing it to bend. The disruption on that section lasted for about three hours. After considerable effort, train traffic was gradually restored from 2:30 pm. We had to take a power block to repair the damaged equipment," the KR official told PTI. The Vande Bharat express continued its journey to Goa after a delay of a few hours following the restoration of the route, he added.
Mumbai, February 9 Rail traffic on the busy Mumbai-Goa route was disrupted for a few hours on Monday following damage to overhead equipment (OHE) when a Vande Bharat train collided with cattle between the Kudal and Sindhudurg stations in Maharashtra, an official said. The incident occurred on the Konkan Railway tracks at 11:30 am, he said. The train, which was traveling from Mumbai to Madgaon in Goa, hit three cows that had strayed onto the tracks, resulting in damage to the OHE, from which power is drawn, he added. "Upon impact, the cows hit the pole on which the OHE is mounted, causing it to bend. The disruption on that section lasted for about three hours. After considerable effort, train traffic was gradually restored from 2:30 pm. We had to take a power block to repair the damaged equipment," the KR official told PTI. The Vande Bharat express continued its journey to Goa after a delay of a few hours following the restoration of the route, he added.
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