Goods train derails, disrupts traffic

Thirteen wagons of a goods train loaded with coal derailed early on Sunday morning on the Delhi-Ambala section of the Northern Railway, disrupting traffic on the route.

Thirteen wagons of a goods train loaded with coal derailed early on Sunday morning on the Delhi-Ambala section of the Northern Railway, disrupting traffic on the route.

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No one was injured in the accident.

The train derailed between Panipat and Sandalkalan railway stations at around 5.15 am, a railway official said.

The train was on its way to Asan in Punjab.

All the trains on the route have been diverted and two trains - Himalayan Queen and Shan-e-Punjab have been cancelled, he said.

The traffic on the Delhi-Ambala route is expected to be restored by Sunday evening, the official said.