The newly-launched Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express was cancelled on Monday after the windscreen of the main engine along with the glass window of some compartments of the semi-high speed train were damaged during a hailstorm on Sunday.
The South Eastern Railway (SER), in a statement, said, “22895/22896 Howrah-Puri-Howrah Vande Bharat Express will remain cancelled for repairs of damages caused by thunderstorm on May 21 in Cuttack-Bhadrak section of East Coast Railway.”
The incident took place on Sunday at around 4:45 pm between Baitarani Road and Manjuri Road stations. The train was stranded till a relief diesel engine pulled it from where the train ran on its own.
