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Rail services disrupted
Tribune News Service

Ambala, October 10
The New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabadi Express engine failed on the Haryana-Punjab border near Ambala city this morning. There was no loss to human life.

The engine failure led to rail services being thrown out of gear on the Ambala-Amritsar main line. The engine of the Shatabadi Express, developed a snag at about 10.10 am.

The superfast train got stranded between Ambala city and Shambhu railway station near Ghaggar river. The up line was cleared after nearly three and a half hours.

A railway official said on preliminary inspection, it was found that the axle of the engine had got locked due to excessive heating in the traction motor No. 2.