On Monday evening around 7:30 PM, an overhead electric (OHE) insulator broke on platform number 1 of Bhopal Railway Station. This caused a power outage on the platform, leading to darkness. The 18238 Chhattisgarh Express, travelling from Amritsar to Bilaspur, was affected. Passengers on the train and on the platform faced...
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difficulties due to the outage, including the lack of fans. It took an hour and a half to replace the OHE insulator, after which the train could be moved to the platform. The train had already entered the home signal and could not be reversed. Other trains, including the Samata Express, were diverted to platforms 2 and 3, limiting the impact to the Chhattisgarh Express. The train, already delayed by an hour and a half, eventually departed three hours late.