Bizarre: Delhi-Maharashtra train runs 160km on wrong route, reaches MP
In a bizarre incident, a train from Delhi, originally destined to Maharashtra, took a wrong route and kept going for 160km before realizing the mistake. By then, it had reached Madhya Pradesh. Some passengers, members of the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee, alleged a conspiracy behind it. With some help, the train corrected its course. Find out what happened.
What happened?
The Swabhimani Express was specially arranged for 2,500 farmers of the Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee protesting in Delhi. They were to leave on November 20 and reach Kolhapur the next day. They left on schedule from Safdarjung station. However, 160kms later, they had reached Banmor in MP. The driver reportedly didn't know till the farmers deboarded at Banmor and informed him.
Where's the train now?
At Banmor, some farmers started protesting over an alleged conspiracy behind the train taking the wrong route. The station master there helped the train redirect its course. It is now scheduled to reach Kolhapur today.
Earlier, a loco pilot 'chased' a driverless engine on bike
Earlier this month, there was a similar peculiar incident at Karnataka's Gulbarga, when an electric engine started on a journey from Wadi station by itself, without a driver. A panicked loco pilot 'chased' the engine on a bike for about 20 minutes before he could catch up with it just ahead of Nalwar. By then, it had covered 13kms. Thankfully, no one was hurt.
