Ludhiana: Three passengers were injured as 10 coaches of the Jammu Tawi-Pune Jhelum Express derailed near Satluj River in Jalandhar district early today.
The Pune-bound train derailed at 3:10 AM between Phillaur and Ladhowal stations of Jalandhar-Ludhiana section of Ferozepur division of Northern Railway.
Railway traffic on the Ludhiana-Jalandhar section of Delhi Jalandhar route which also connects to Amritsar and Jammu has been disrupted with seven trains cancelled and some others diverted, railways said.
“Ten coaches of Jhelum Express derailed between Phillaur and Ladhowal,” Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) Ferozepur Anuj Prakash said today.
Ten coaches of the 11078 Jammu Tawi-Pune Jhelum Express which derailed include one pantry, a 3-Tier AC compartment (B-5) and and eight Sleeper (SLR) class compartments (S1 to S8), the official said.
