A fire broke out in three coaches of the Taj Express train between Tughlakabad and Okhla in southeast Delhi's Sarita Vihar on Monday. No casualties have been reported so far.
The cause of the fire was not known immediately.
"We received a call at 4.24 pm regarding the fire in three coaches of the Taj Express train. Eight fire tenders were pressed into service and efforts to douse the blaze are underway," a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said.
Police said coaches D3 and D4 were gutted in the fire, while D2 was partially damaged.
No one was injured in the incident as the passengers quickly moved to other coaches and deboarded the train.