Rail: Defect in Marudhar Express, rail traffic disrupted. Kanpur News – Times of India

Kanpur: Train traffic disrupted on Delhi-Howrah Rail route after engine Marudhar Express developed a snag near Achhalda Railway station in Auraiya district on Friday morning. The operation of trains going from Kanpur to Etawah, Agra, Delhi remained affected. Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express was stopped at Kanchausi, while other trains were stopped at other stations.
After informing the Tundla control room, another engine was arranged and train traffic returned to normal. Later Marudhar Express left for onward journey.
Rail traffic was affected for about one and a half hours. Railway sources said that at around 7.10 am, the engine of Marudhar Express suddenly failed near Achhalda station. The train stopped at the outer signal of Achhalda station and as soon as the information was received, there was a ruckus among the railway employees at the station. Station Master Achhalda – Amit Kumar told that the train was going towards Achhalda station. Know station and engine failure
He said that apart from the Tundla control room, another engine was demanded at Jhinjhak station by informing the railway personnel. “A goods train parked at Phaphund station was taken on the loop line and its engine was sent to Achhalda station. The locomotive of the goods train was then attached to the Marudhar Express. Later it set out on the onward journey. Thereafter, the situation gradually returned to normal,” the station master said. news network

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