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

However, no functional part got damaged. The train moved just after removing carcasses (within 8 minutes) and reached on time at Gandhinagar. The incident occurred at 11:18am between Gairatpur-Vatva station.

Nose Cone Cover of the front coach was replaced with a new one in Mumbai Central depot during the maintenance & the train is put back into service without any extra downtime.