Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Railway Employee Honored After Preventing Potential Train Mishap
B Venkata Rao works on railway tracks in Tuni.
During a night patrol, he saw that part of a rail had broken.
A broken rail can be dangerous for trains.
He quickly protected the track and informed railway officials.
The officials stopped train traffic in that area for safety.
A technical team repaired the rail and later replaced the damaged section.
Because of his quick actions, trains could continue moving safely.
South Coast Railway gave him an Employee of the Month Safety Award.
The award was presented on August 25.
B Venkata Rao, a Track Maintainer-IV in Tuni, received South Coast Railway’s July 2026 Safety Award.
He detected a critical rail fracture during night patrol on July 22.
Venkata Rao immediately protected the track and alerted railway officials.
Authorities imposed a traffic block, conducted emergency fishplating, and renewed the damaged rail.
South Coast Railway General Manager Sandeep Mathur presented awards to four employees in Visakhapatnam on August 25.
- Who
- B Venkata Rao, a Track Maintainer-IV in the Vijayawada Division, received the award.
- What
- He was honored for detecting a rail fracture and taking prompt action that helped avert a potential train mishap.
- When
- He detected the fracture on July 22, 2026, and received the award on August 25, 2026.
- Where
- The fracture was found in the Tuni section at km 705/23-21; the award was presented in Visakhapatnam.
- Why
- His alertness and timely intervention helped protect train operations and restore the damaged track safely.
- Award
- South Coast Railway General Manager’s Employee of the Month Safety Award
- Award month
- July 2026
- Recipient
- B Venkata Rao, Track Maintainer-IV
- Location of incident
- Tuni section, right-hand side of the track at km 705/23-21
- Incident date
- July 22, 2026
- Repair work
- Emergency fishplating followed by renewal of the damaged rail
- Presentation
- South Coast Railway General Manager Sandeep Mathur presented awards to four employees in Visakhapatnam on August 25.