Ludhiana, June 16 -- One of Ludhiana's busiest railway crossings at Ishmeet Chowk was closed on Monday for a four-day track renewal project, forcing commuters to take alternate routes till June 19.

The crossing, which connects Model Town, Ferozepur Road, Hero Bakery Chowk and several adjoining residential areas, has been shut to facilitate the replacement of ageing rails and related engineering works being undertaken by Northern Railway.

Railway officials said the work is part of a planned maintenance programme aimed at improving track reliability and ensuring safe train operations. They clarified that the project is not linked to any technical fault or emergency and would not hit train services.

Divisional engineer Akashdeep Singh sai...