RRI System Fire at Itarsi: A disaster (A trip report from JBP to ROU)
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Yesterday, as Amarkantak Express bound to Durg was diverted via Bina, I had to board it from Katni in spite of having reservation from Jabalpur. When I reached JBP Junction, regular rush could be seen outside the station (PF 6 side) and near the UR ticket counters.
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more... quite a chaos around the enquiry. I had to board MPSK to KTE which was standing on PF 6. Again regular rush was observed at the platform with PF 2, 3, 4 and 5 EMPTY. Saw ET EDM3A with KTE ET fast passenger's empty rake slipping from PF 2 and PTRU WDM3A with ALD ET passenger's empty rake slipping from PF 4. The situation was similar to that AFTER FLOODS. Then arrived brimming BSB LTT SF on PF 1.
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MPSK departed at about 19:15. Dayodaya, Chitrakoot, JBP INDB ICE and few other rakes were stationary at the yard along with some BCNA wagons and a KJM WDM3A. We overtook an empty rake at ADTL and another at MDRR. Exactly 3 trains crossed between JBP and KTE of which two were EMD hauled. When I got down at KTE, saw PF 2 flooded with people. There was huge rush at the enquiry. I heard the announcement of CPR Durg Sarnath Express, about which people told that it's toilets were even clogged with humans. Outside the station, one could easily hear auto drivers shouting 'Murwara, Murwara, South, South'.
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It costed INR 10 per person from KTE to KMZ (approximately a 10-15 min journey). I saw few BOXN rakes with TKD WAG9 and ANGL WAG7 (WAP4 shell) along with a BTPN rake. Amarkantak arrived at about 22:30 on PF 3 with ET WDM3A DBR twins, while Kalinga Utkal arrived at 22:50 on PF 2 with a TKD WAP7. 12854 departed at 23:15 after two successive chain pulling incidents. In the morning when it was about to arrive BSP (PF 3) at 5:10, I saw R WDG4 Airawat twins with a goods train, BSP Rajdhani standing on PF 8, Sarnath Express departing from PF 7, and BSP BKN Special stagnant on PF 6. I saw HWH Mail departing from PF 1, SHM LTT arriving on PF 2, and heard announcements of BSP ERS SF, TATA BSP Passenger and CSTM Mail. Around 7:40 arrived SRC WAP4 with SHM UDZ Express at PF 2, and finally my train (CSTM HWH Weekly SF) arrived PF 1 with HWH WAP4. The train reached ROU around 13:20, where I saw Kalinga Utkal departing from PF 1 with TKD WAP 7 and SBP DEMU with a BNDM WDM3A.