Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express suffers minor damage after it collides with buffaloes

New Delhi: Front part of the Vande Bharat Express suffered a minor damage after the train running between Mumbai Central and Gurajat’s Gandhinagar collided with buffaloes who blocked the railway line between Vatva and Maninagar stations on Thursday.

Vande Bharat Express running b/w Mumbai Central to Gurajat's Gandhinagar met with an accident after a herd of buffaloes came on the railway line at around 11.15am b/w Vatva station to Maninagar. The accident damaged the front part of the engine: Western Railway Sr PRO, JK Jayant pic.twitter.com/OLOMgEv10G

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No on was injured in the incident which took place around 11 am, said an official. “Vande Bharat Express running between Mumbai Central to Gurajat’s Gandhinagar met with an accident after a herd of buffaloes came on the railway line at around 11.15 am between Vatva and Maninagar stations. The accident damaged the front part of the engine, " said JK Jayant, Senior PRO, Western Railway. The train started its commercial run on 1 October, a day after it was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar. The Western Railway (WR) had on Tuesday revised the travelling time of the newly-introduced Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Superfast Express train with effect from Wednesday. “It will take five minutes less to cover the distance from Mumbai Central to Gandhinagar in Gujarat and will also arrive 20 minutes early at Mumbai Central from Gandhinagar,” WR had said in a statement issued on Tuesday. With inputs from agencies Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.