Delhi-Kalka express train makes sudden halt after alarm, at least 10 injured

The driver of the Himalayan Queen express train suddenly applied the brakes after the station master raised an alarm near Gharaunda in Haryana.

At least 10 passengers were injured when the Himalayan Queen express train driver applied emergency brakes. Leading it to make a sudden halt in Haryana, railway officials said here on Thursday.

The Himalayan Queen express train made a sudden halt, in which 10 people were injured. (HT file photo)

The train was moving at a high speed on Wednesday night, when the station master raised an alarm. The driver then suddenly applied the brakes. The train stopped near Gharaunda for some time.

The injured were given first aid. Passengers on board protested the sudden application of brakes.

The Delhi Sarai Rohilla Kalka Himalyan Queen Express is an express train of the Northern Railway zone that connects Chandigarh with New Delhi.