India, July 10 -- The engine of a freight train headed for Jammu from Punjab derailed after a mudslide due to heavy rain near Lakhanpur in Kathua district on Thursday morning, officials said.

There was no casualty.

"Rain triggered the mudslide, causing the derailment of the engine near Lakhanpur around 7am," a railway official said, adding the track had been inundated, blocking traffic for more than two hours.

"Soon after the incident, railway officials reached the spot along with equipment and put rail services back on track," he said.

Five passenger trains to Jammu were delayed by over two hours as they had to be stopped at Pathankot and Sujanpur stations till the track was cleared. Traffic on the route resumed at 9.30am.

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