Etawah: A Varanasi-bound Vande Bharat Express train from New Delhi on Monday was towed away by a train engine after facing a technical glitch in Uttar Pradesh’s Etawah district. The incident took place while the Vande Bharat train was moving between the Bharthana and Samho railway stations in Etawah, the railway officials said.

The incident created panic among the passengers onboard, and although the technical team rushed to the spot and attempted to resolve the issue, their efforts were unsuccessful.

The train was halted between Bharthana and Samho railway stations and was then towed to Bharthana Railway Station using a freight train's engine.

Later, Railways made other arrangements to take the passengers to their destination station.

North Central Railway Prayagraj Division Public Relations Officer Amit Singh told PTI that the engine of train number 22436, New Delhi - Varanasi Vande Bharat Express, developed a technical fault after passing from Bharthana station at 9 am.

He said that the train stopped between Bharthana - Samho and efforts were made by the technical team to fix the fault in the train.

Meanwhile, a relief engine was sent to the spot from Sarai Bhupat station and it reached there at 10.24 am. The train was brought to Bharthana station, he said.

From Kanpur, a special train was arranged at around 2.45 pm to send the passengers from Kanpur to Varanasi, he added.