On record
A wall and platform shed being demolished as part of station redevelopment collapsed onto the tracks at Cuttack railway station on August 27, 2025, disrupting services on platforms 1 and 2 and injuring one person. An eyewitness noted the collapse happened mere minutes after a Vande Bharat train had passed through the same stretch.
The official record states: "Additional Divisional Railway Manager said "dismantling of the old building was being carried out in phases. Due to heavy rain and the large size of the structure, a portion of it collapsed.""
“Redevelopment brought the wall down onto the tracks, which was not the sequence in the plan.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk
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Visitor reviews Satire
“The demolition arrived on the tracks instead of in the skip, minutes after a Vande Bharat had passed through.”
“Platforms one and two were shut while the redevelopment demonstrated the rapid part of rapid transit.”
“The railway manager blames the rain and the size of the structure, both of which were known before work started.”
