Odisha Train Crash, Aim To Make Tracks Ready For Normal Services By Wednesday: Rail Minister

Balasore
The root cause of the three-train crash in Odisha’s Balasore district has been identified and the Railways is aiming to restore normal services on the affected tracks by Wednesday, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said. Talking to reporters at the accident site, he said the issue is of electric point machine, a vital device for railway signalling, and electronic interlocking.
The change that was made to electronic interlocking which led to the accident has been identified, Vaishnaw said while denying that the incident had anything to do with the anti-collision system Kavach.
In a statement, the South Eastern Railway (SER) zone said, All 21 coaches which capsized and derailed have been grounded. Now the site is being cleared of bogie/ wheels sets and other components. Three goods wagons and locomotive grounding work is going on. Track linking and OHE work is going on parallel. The railway is also operating special trains for transporting survivors and relatives of the deceased.