Archive · 2 Sep 2025
Train Mishap Averted: Station Master Admits 'Human Error'
A train headed to Delhi almost had a big problem!
The train, called Jan Shatabdi Express, was accidentally sent onto a track being fixed.
The person in charge of the station, the Station Master, was very busy with many jobs, including helping a sick person.
He got mixed up and told the train to go the wrong way.
Luckily, a worker saw the mistake and stopped the train just in time.
The Station Master admitted it was his mistake and said he was sorry.
He and another worker were suspended.
The train was turned around and continued its journey after a short delay.
A Delhi-bound Jan Shatabdi Express was mistakenly routed onto a loop line undergoing maintenance.
The Station Master admitted in writing he made the error due to multitasking.
The Section Controller instructed the Station Master to divert the train.
A gangman alerted the loco pilot, who stopped the train.
Both the Station Master and a Section Controller were suspended following the incident.
- Who
- Station Master Satveer and Section Controller Upendra Yadav.
- What
- The near-accident of the Delhi-bound Jan Shatabdi Express due to incorrect routing onto a maintenance track.
- When
- August 26, 2025, around 11:20 AM.
- Where
- Hodal, Agra Rail Division.
- Why
- The Station Master, distracted by multiple tasks, including arranging medical assistance for a passenger, mistakenly diverted the train.
- Train Involved
- Jan Shatabdi Express
- Location
- Hodal, Agra Rail Division
- Date of Incident
- August 26, 2025
- Time of Incident
- Around 11:20 AM
- Cause
- Station Master's error due to multitasking
- Result
- Mishap averted; Station Master and Section Controller suspended
