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Red Hot Axle Halts Jalna-CSMT Janshatabdi Express For 2 Hours

According to Central Railway officials, the train was detained over the “hot axle” between 11.05 am and 1.05 am for the replacement of the coach.

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Railway authorities halted a Mumbai-bound Janshatabdi Express at Manmad station for about two hours on Thursday after the axle of a coach overheated and turned red.

According to Central Railway officials, the train was detained over the “hot axle” between 11.05 am and 1.05 am for the replacement of the coach. In “hot axle”, the temperature of the bogie axle increases turning it red and it is considered unsafe to ply, according to railway officials. Shivaji Sutar, chief public relations officer of Central Railway, said that the red hot axle was detected in one of the bogies when the train

The coach was detached and replaced, he said.After the replacement of the coach, the train resumed its journey to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus around 1.05 pm, he said. The Central Railway runs a Janshatabdi Express between Jalna in Marathwada and CSMT every day. It departs from Jalna at 8.30 am and reaches CSMT at 4.20 pm.