Motorman feels uneasy, gets off train at sewri

Motorman feels uneasy, gets off train at sewri

— By FPJ Bureau,  August 02, 2014 12:12 am

Mumbai : In an alarming incident, the motorman of a local train took an unscheduled halt at Sewri station as he felt uneasy while heading a train from Panvel to CST. Motorman Alok Khare contacted rly officials after reaching Sewri as he felt uneasy.

Chief PRO of Central Railway, Narendra Patil said, “The motorman felt uneasy,   following which he stopped the train and got off at Sewri station. He was rushed to hospital immediately. While initially it was suspected to be a heart attack, the problem was of low blood pressure. ” The motorman underwent a Electro Cardio Graph but it was absolutely normal. The train was held at Sewri station for 17 minutes before it was replaced with another motorman and then it went ahead. It is the second such incident of a motorman feeling uneasy while on duty on Central Railway (CR). On July 23, motorman Ajay Sargaiya was piloting a suburban train from the yard into the Thane station when he suffered pain in the chest. He halted the train and immediately contacted the railway officials who rushed him to the nearest hospital where he was declared dead. On July 23, motorman Ajay Sargaiya was piloting a suburban train from the yard into the Thane station when he suffered pain in the chest. He halted the train and immediately contacted the railway officials who rushed him to the nearest hospital where he was declared dead.

Motormen blame the increased stress with the rising traffic as one of the major cause of such incidents. A motorman said, “The number of signals and the frequency has increased drastically over the last one decade. There is tremendous pressure to reach the destination on time also keeping a tab on the signals which are after every 100 metres.”

Central Railway has also started yoga classes for  motormen at the Kurla training institute as part of their  training to help beat stress.