Engine develops snag, passengers stranded in Abohar

The Bathinda-Abohar-Sriganganagar train was held up near Bahawalbasi for three hours due to engine failure.

This is the third such incident this year, said the passengers. Many passengers were forced to hire e-rikshaws to reach the main bus stand and board buses.

Raman, a resident of Abohar, said his sister was coming to Abohar from Bathinda for a doctor’s appointment. However, she could not make it due to the snag in the engine. Another passenger Surinder said around 150 passengers commute by this train everyday to do different jobs in

Sriganganagar.

According to the information, the passenger train’s engine failed near Bahawalbasi, a few kilometres ahead of Abohar station. The train was scheduled to leave Abohar at around 8.35 am. Once another engine arrived, the train finally managed to depart around 11 am. The Ambala-Sriganganagar intercity also got delayed by 90 minutes.