The 173 passengers on board were stranded due to the problem. (Representational Image)
Coimbatore:
A little over 170 passengers of the Nilgiris Mountain Railway train were today left stranded on the tracks as it stopped mid-way following a technical snag.
The heritage train, which left Mettupalayam in the district at 7.10 am, stopped some half a km from Coonoor, its destination, as its piston rod got stuck, railway officials said.
The 173 passengers on board were stranded due to the problem, they said.
A majority of the passengers walked towards the Coonoor railway station, they said, adding, efforts were on to bring the train to Coonoor by pulling it with another engine.
The heritage train, which left Mettupalayam in the district at 7.10 am, stopped some half a km from Coonoor, its destination, as its piston rod got stuck, railway officials said.
The 173 passengers on board were stranded due to the problem, they said.
A majority of the passengers walked towards the Coonoor railway station, they said, adding, efforts were on to bring the train to Coonoor by pulling it with another engine.
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