150 minutes late, Coromandel Express crawls by its Black Friday past

A hush descends on the B4 coach of the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express as the train slows down a few kilometres after crossing Balasore on Wednesday. It's a signal: the train is approaching the disaster zone, the spot where, last Friday, a triple pile-up had left 288 passengers dead.

150 minutes late, Coromandel Express crawls by its Black Friday past
A hush descends on the B4 coach of the Chennai-bound Coromandel Express as the train slows down a few kilometres after crossing Balasore on Wednesday. It's a signal: the train is approaching the disaster zone, the spot where, last Friday, a triple pile-up had left 288 passengers dead.