Vande Bharat trains seem to be getting in trouble continuously. This time the India-made train running on the Delhi-Varanasi route faced a problem with a jammed wheel on Saturday. The problem was reportedly caused because of a defect with the bearing of the Traction Motor of the C8 coach between the Dankaur and Wair stations of the North Central Railway. Because of the disruption in services of the train, the passengers had to shift to a Shatabdi train. It is to be noted that the problem has been rectified as per the Indian Railways team overlooking the problem.
Based on the reports, the Varanasi Vande Bharat rake (Train no. 22436) was on its way to Varanasi from Delhi when it suffered a technical problem. The problem was detected by the ground staff who immediately reported the situation. Considering, the problem the train was brought to halt. The express was then driven at a limited speed for an additional 20 kilometres to Khurja railway station following the examination by the onboard technical experts. It is to be noted that a detailed investigation of the problem will be conducted once the train reaches the maintainance depot.
Varanasi Vande Bharat rake has suffered a failure due to a bearing defect in the Traction Motor of C8 coach between the Dankaur and Wair stations of North Central Railway. The bearing jam was rectified with the assistance of NCR team: Indian Railways pic.twitter.com/STOUgAYbET— ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2022