Train engine derails near Balochistan's Kuchlak
QUETTA: The engine of the newly launched Jinnah Peoples Train, operating between Kuchlak and Sariab, derailed near Kuchlak Railway Station on Sunday while leaving for its next destination towards Quetta. No casualties were reported and all passengers remained safe. Railway authorities immediately arranged a replacement engine and the train departed for Sariab after a brief delay. According to…
On Sunday, the engine of the freshly inaugurated Jinnah Peoples Train, running between Kuchlak and Sariab, derailed near Kuchlak Railway Station while en route to Quetta. Fortunately, there were no reported casualties and all passengers remained secure throughout the incident. Railway personnel promptly arranged a substitute engine, and the train resumed its journey to Sariab following a brief interruption.
According to railway officials, engine number 5120 derailed on Line No. 3 while the train was reversing during standard shunting operations. Initially, investigators suspected that the fishplate, a component securing the rail tracks, had been stolen. However, Kuchlak police refuted this claim, attributing the derailment to substandard track conditions, as workers had been performing repairs in the area. Railway authorities have since authorized a thorough investigation into the incident.
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