Title - South Central Railway denies trains came close to collision

HYDERABAD: South Central Railway (SCR) suspended two drivers and the supervisor of Rajdhani Express on Saturday, for jumping the red signal near Adoni in Kurnool district on Friday.

However, the SCR has denied that Rajdhani Express and Duronto Express trains came close to the point of collision and that a major mishap was averted when Rajdhani Express overshot the red signal at Adoni station in the early hours of Friday.

An SCR spokesperson said Rajdhani Express driver overshot the red signal by two bogies length only and added that it was well within the safety margin.

"Even in a hypothetical situation of the train travelling more distance beyond the signal, it would have come to a halt at the sand hump available on the same track line which is normally provided as a systemic safety measure at the railway stations," the spokesperson said.

The South Central Railway (SCR) also claimed that there was no scope whatsoever, for a possible collision of Rajdhani Express with the Duronto Express coming in the opposite direction.

"There was absolutely no chance for such a scenario as Rajdhani Express was received on track line no. 3 while Duronto Express was smoothly passing through on track line no. 2 at Adoni station," he added.