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First Vande Bharat Express Train Chugs On Odisha Balasore Train Tragedy Track

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was present at the accident site and waved to the drivers when the semi-high speed train passed through.

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Flagging off ceremony of Vande Bharat Train
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Vande Bharat Express train chugged on tracks of Balasore in Odisha on Monday after horrific train tragedy at the spot that left over 275 people dead and over 1000 people injured. 

The news agency PTI quoting officials said the first high speed passenger train - Howrah-Puri Vande Bharat Express passed through Balasore this morning.

It said Vande Bharat Express crossed the Bahanaga Bazar Station around 9:30 am today.

The report said Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was present at the accident site and waved to the drivers when the semi-high speed train passed through.

It added the restoration work of both the up line and down line tracks was completed on Sunday night.

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“A coal-laden goods train from Vizag port to Rourkela Steel Plant ran on the track at around 10.40 pm on Sunday night. The goods train ran on the same track. Trains are passing through accident site at slow speed,” it added.

It mentioned the Coromandel Express crashed into a stationary goods train, derailing most of its coaches at 7 pm on June 2.

It added a few coaches of Coromandel toppled over the last few coaches of the Bengaluru-Howrah Express which was passing by at the same time.
 

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