Pune, April 27 -- A potential disaster was averted on Tuesday evening when a coach of the CSMT-Solapur Vande Bharat Express derailed while navigating a complex "diamond crossing" at the entrance of Pune Station.

At approximately 19:30, as Train No. 22225 was pulling into the Pune Station platform, one trolley of the fourth coach slipped off the tracks. Passengers reported a sudden jolt followed by an immediate halt.

All passengers remained uninjured. Preliminary reports point to the Diamond Crossing, a specific track geometry where two rail lines intersect at an angle, forming a diamond shape.

"The train was moving at a crawling pace. Suddenly, there was a break in momentum and the train derailed. The loco pilot quickly announced the s...