Ahmedabad, 24 March (HS):- An accident occurred on the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project near Ahmedabad affecting the train

traffic on the route. The accident occurred on Sunday night between the Geratppur-Vatva

section of Ahmedabad division around 11 pm, when a segmental launching gantry

used for viaduct construction at Vatva was retracting after launching a

concrete girder. It accidentally skidded from the position. There was no

casualty in the accident.

NHRCL authorities said this has affected the adjoining railway line in the area. According to Western Railway, the fall of the gantry

led to a breakdown of overhead equipment that supplied power to the electric

trains. This impacted the movement of trains.

Trains fully cancelled include 12934/12933

Ahmedabad-Mumbai Central Karnavati Express, 12931/32 Ahmedabad-Mumbai Double-decker Express; 19033/34 Ahmedabad-Mumbai Gujarat Queen; 22053/54 Mumbai

Central – Ahmedabad Gujarat Express; 20959/60 Valsad Intercity Express; 19418

Vatva-Boriwali Express among others. 10901/02 Mumbai Central – Gandhinagar Vande

Bharat and12009/10 Mumbai Central –Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express trains have been

partially cancelled and will be terminated at Vadodara Railway junction. Timings

of five trains have been changed, while six others have been diverted, the

Western Railway authorities said.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar