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KANPUR: The railway authorities have ordered a probe into the delinking of coaches and locomotive of Kalindi Express near Kamalganj railway station in Farrukhabad district on Saturday.

The passengers of the train on its way to Delhi from Bhiwani via Kanpur had a miraculous escape when its coaches were delinked on Saturday morning.

The incident had occurred at around 8.07 am when the engine moved ahead and the remaining coaches of the train were left behind. The passengers said that they heard a loud sound.

The incident came to light when superintendent of Kamalganj railway station Ram Sajeevan inquired about the location of the Kalindi express from the guard. "The guard was unaware about the de-linking and he thought that the train had come to halt following chain-pulling," Sajeevan said. The guard then contacted train driver Babu Ram Meena to know about the location. The latter then brought the engine to a halt near Razipur railway station and informed about de-linking to the senior railway authorities.

This led to chaos among the passengers. They had to wait for long before the two parts of the train could be attached again.

The incident brought train traffic to a halt for almost an hour on the Kanpur-Farrukhabad route. Several trains had to be stopped.

A senior railway official said that a team comprising engineers and others will hold a probe and submit a report to their respective divisions and Railway Ministry.