On Tuesday, around 11:40 PM, the Hisar-Mumbai Duronto Express (12240) was traveling on the Delhi-Mumbai rail route near Morak station on the Kota-Ramganjmandi section. A carbon strip on the pantograph of the train's engine broke, causing the overhead electric line (OHE) wires to tangle and break. This incident disrupted train traffic...
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on the up line. Several trains were stopped at other stations and later moved slowly on the down line. The Duronto Express was running about 2.5 hours late when the incident occurred. The broken wires extended for about 1.5 kilometers. The train's pantograph was also damaged. Tower wagons were dispatched from Kota and Shamgarh to repair the line. The incident caused delays for several trains, including the Jaipur-Coimbatore Duronto (12970), Amritsar-Mumbai West Deluxe Express (12926), and Pune-Nizamuddin Duronto (12263). The cause of the incident is still under investigation. The up line was restored to traffic at 9:10 AM after repair work continued overnight.

On January 2nd, 2024, there were delays in both rail and air traffic in Chandigarh. The Kalka Shatabdi Express (train number 12011) arrived an hour late at 12:08 PM, while the Vande Bharat Express (train number 22447) arrived 31 minutes late at 11:36 AM. The delays were attributed to fog,...
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with the Kalka Shatabdi departing an hour late from New Delhi and the Vande Bharat encountering delays en route. Additionally, 20 flights were delayed at the Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport in Chandigarh on the same day. Other train delays included the Lucknow-Chandigarh Express (train number 12231) arriving at 11:06 AM instead of 10:05 AM and the Lucknow Junction-Chandigarh Express (train number 15011) arriving at 3:34 PM instead of 2:55 PM. The Amritsar-Mumbai Paschim Express (train number 12926) also arrived 20 minutes late at 1:08 PM.