Uttar Pradesh: Goods Train Stopped After Empty Gas Cylinder Found on Tracks at Prempur Station

A goods train traveling from Kanpur to Prayagraj was halted using emergency brakes after the driver noticed an empty gas cylinder on the tracks at Prempur Station around 5:50 AM today (September 22). Railway Inspector of Work (IOW), security personnel, and other teams promptly inspected the cylinder and safely removed it from the tracks. Following the incident, authorities have been instructed to investigate the matter.

Uttar Pradesh: A goods train going from Kanpur towards Prayagraj was stopped using the emergency brakes after the driver spotted a gas cylinder lying on the tracks, at Prempur Station at 5:50 am today (September 22). Railway IOW (Inspector of work), security and other teams… pic.twitter.com/0zwohXABdt

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 Railway IOW (Inspector of work), security and other teams examined the cylinder and removed it from the tracks. Upon inspection, it was found that the 5-litre cylinder was empty. Directions have been given to investigate the matter, said CPRO North Central Railway.

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