20298/Σ MUTHA-NARMADA EXPRESS ΣChain

On Monday, the engine of the Jhelum Express, traveling from Jammu Tawi to Pune, derailed between Dholpur and Hetampur after its pantograph became entangled in the overhead electric line. This caused a delay of one hour, during which the train driver informed the control room. A train from Agra to Gwalior...
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was then used to help fix the Jhelum Express's engine. The train departed for Gwalior after 5 PM, arriving approximately 2 hours late. Additionally, the Nizamuddin-Vande Bharat Express was delayed by 1.26 hours, the Sachkhand Express by 2.42 hours, and the Nizamuddin-Jabalpur Shridham Express by 1 hour. Ongoing maintenance work between Palwal and Hetampur-Dholpur led to delays for several trains arriving from Delhi, causing inconvenience for passengers.

On Tuesday, several trains were delayed due to track repairs near Delhi, causing inconvenience to passengers at Kurukshetra railway station. Passengers arrived at the station to travel on the Amritsar and Delhi routes, but had to wait for hours due to the delays. Station staff provided information on train arrivals, and...
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passengers utilized online resources and mobile phones to check schedules. Railway officials explained that track repairs near Delhi were responsible for the reduced train speeds and delays. Station Superintendent Shankar Lal Meena confirmed that track maintenance activities near Delhi were affecting rail traffic.