Mumbai: Damaged after hitting buffaloes, Vande Bharat train’s nose-cone cover replaced

The recently launched Vande Bharat train that was damaged after it hit a herd of buffaloes on Gujarat rail tracks was put back into service Friday, said the Western Railway. The train that runs between Mumbai Central and Gandhinagar was repaired at Mumbai Central Railway carshed.

The front portion of the driver’s cabin of Vande Bharat got damaged Thursday morning after a herd of four buffaloes strayed onto the railway tracks between Vatva and Maninagar stations as the speeding train from Mumbai was proceeding to Gandhinagar.

Though the train was detained for 10 minutes at the site, it reached Gandhinagar on time. Vital parts of the train remained unaffected by the impact, said the Western Railway on Friday.