Gatimaan Express rams into dead end, hit platform buffers at Agra station

The newly launched semi-high speed train runs between Delhi and Agra

Gatimaan Express waits for departure at Hazrat Nizamuddin
Gatimaan Express waits for departure at Hazrat Nizamuddin
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Last Updated : Jun 10 2016 | 1:36 PM IST

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The newly launched semi-high speed Gatimaan Express, which runs between Delhi and Agra rammed into the dead end and hit the platform buffers at the Agra Cantonment station on Thursday.

"The Gatimaan Express arrived at platform number six. The driver was pulling the train backwards. The buffer touched the dead end. Due to that, there have been minor damages," Railway Officer Bhupinder Dhillon said.

Dhillon further stated that there have been no damages to the coaches of the train and that an investigation would be done in the matter.

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First Published: Jun 10 2016 | 1:05 PM IST

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