Train ran for 84 km without driver, stopped in Punjab; video goes viral

A goods train ran for 84 kilometres without its drivers from Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir, before it was eventually halted at Mukerian in Punjab. This unusual incident, which took place on Sunday around 7 am, was caught on camera.

The train had stopped at the Kathua railway station in Jammu for a driver change and it seems that it began to roll down a slope gradient track on the Jammu-Jalandhar section, a spokesperson of the Northern Railway told PTI news agency, citing preliminary information.

Divisional Traffic Manager, Jammu, Prateek Srivastava told PTI that "an inquiry has been initiated to know the exact cause of the incident. Prima facie, it seems that the train started rolling down the slope gradient towards Punjab without the driver and his assistant".

He said the train came to a halt near Unchi Bassi due to steep gradient, after covering a distance of more than 70 km.

The officials said that the train was successfully halted with the assistance of sandbags.

(With PTI inputs)

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