Train Climbs Platform At Mathura Station In Uttar Pradesh, Probe Ordered
NDTV
The EMU train was coming from Delhi Shakur Basti and climbed onto the platform after all the passengers de-boarded.
A train coming from Delhi derailed and climbed on a platforms at Mathura Junction. The incident took place on Tuesday night and the train was an electrical multiple unit (EMU). No casualty was reported, news agency PTI said. A portion of the platform and an electric pole was damaged by the train's engine. Videos posted by several news agencies showed the train's engine near the station name board. The EMU stopped after climbing the platform and hitting the electric pole.
Railway station director SK Srivastava was quoted as saying by the news agency that the train was coming from Shakur Basti. He added that all the passengers had de-boarded the train before the accident.
The railways has ordered a high-level probe into the matter.