‘Train bounces like table tennis ball’: Congress MP Manish Tewari flags 'dangerous' Delhi-Chandigarh rail route
Manish Tewari tagged Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to address the issue, citing risks to passengers.
Congress leader Manish Tewari on Thursday flagged the 'dangerous' rail line network between Chandigarh and Delhi, saying the train "bounces like a table tennis ball" at some places.
Taking to X, the Congress leader said that the swaying movement of the train coach was so strong that the tea or coffee "swirl as if there is a storm". He said he was travelling by Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi on Thursday.
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"The up line and Downline from Chandigarh to Delhi is very dangerous is certain places. The train bounces like a Table Tennis ball in certain places and wobbles like crazy on its normal pace also. The swaying movement is so bad that tea or coffee swirl as if there is a storm in the tea or coffee cup," Tewari's X post read.
He tagged Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to address the issue, citing risks to passengers.
{{/usCountry}}He tagged Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to address the issue, citing risks to passengers.
{{/usCountry}}He said he, along with his colleague Fatehgarh Sahib MP Amar Singh, flagged the issue 12 months back, but there was "no improvement".
{{/usCountry}}He said he, along with his colleague Fatehgarh Sahib MP Amar Singh, flagged the issue 12 months back, but there was "no improvement".
{{/usCountry}}"Please get the situation remedied. It does not appear to be safe. I again experienced it today morning on 12006 Delhi - Kalka Shatabdi today morning," he added.
{{/usCountry}}"Please get the situation remedied. It does not appear to be safe. I again experienced it today morning on 12006 Delhi - Kalka Shatabdi today morning," he added.
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Northern Railway responds
The Norther Railway said that it has asked concerned officials to inspect the section and take corrective action.
"The concerned officers have been instructed to personally inspect the section in details today itself and take corrective action accordingly please," it said.
The railway stretch between Delhi and Chandigarh is 245 km long. There are about 10 major curves spanning over 32 km on the existing route.
