Forty-five passengers received a rude shock when an express train left them behind at Manmad junction in Maharashtra's Nashik after it arrived 90 minutes before its scheduled time and left in five minutes without taking them on board.

The Delhi-bound Vasco da Gama-Hajarat Nizamuddin Goa Express reached Manmad junction at 9.05 am on Thursday, 90 minutes ahead of its scheduled arrival time of 10.35 am by taking diverted routes, a railway official said.