Archive · 4 Oct 2025
Drunk Man Halts Train on Balaghat Bridge; Authorities Investigate
A train in India had to stop because a man who had been drinking was walking on the tracks!
The train was going from Balaghat to Warasivani.
The driver had to hit the emergency brakes to avoid an accident.
Passengers were stuck on the bridge for about fifteen minutes.
The man was shouting and acting strange.
Eventually, other passengers got him off the tracks so the train could move again.
Now, the railway police are looking into what happened, and the authorities say they will take action.
Locals say drunk people often go near the bridge, and they want more security.
A drunk man halted a passenger train on a railway bridge in Balaghat.
The train was traveling from Balaghat to Warasivani when the incident occurred.
The driver used emergency brakes to stop the train, averting an accident.
Passengers helped remove the man from the tracks to resume the journey.
Railway Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
- Who
- A drunk man
- What
- Stopped a passenger train
- When
- Unspecified
- Where
- Balaghat Railway Bridge in Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- The man was behaving erratically on the tracks.
- Incident Location
- Balaghat Railway Bridge, Madhya Pradesh
- Train Route
- Balaghat to Warasivani
- Cause
- Drunk man on tracks
- Response
- Emergency brakes applied, train stopped
- Investigation
- Railway Police launched investigation
- Action
- Authorities promise strict legal action