"Suburban  Train services on between Kalyan and Kasara  were severely disrupted on Wednesday evening due to a loco failure of the Haridwar-LTT AC Superfast Express (Train number 12172). The train, which was en route to Mumbai from Haridwar, was detained between Ambivali-Shahad at approximately 8:55 PM, causing a significant traffic bottleneck between Kasara and Kalyan" said an official.

The incident led to disruption of regular train operations in the affected stretch. Suburban services between Kasara and Kalyan were also impacted, leading to inconvenience for thousands of daily commuters in the section.