Double-Decker Train Coaches Separate Near Surat, no casualties

About seven carriages of the double-decker train traveling from Ahmedabad to Mumbai separated after the coupling connecting the compartments failed near Gothan village in Olpad Taluka in Surat on Thursday (August 15) morning. The event occurred when the train was approaching Surat railway station at slow



speed.

This incident did not result in any casualties. As soon as the incident was reported, the railway administration and police arrived and conducted an investigation. Passengers were trapped in the middle of the train as the coaches broke apart near Surat. The compartments with broken couplings were sent to Mumbai for further assessment.