The incident delayed the movement of Chennai-Jammu Tawi Express which stopped at Dayabasti railway station from 12.52 am to 2.28 am, said a railway official, adding a goods train was also stopped.
The official said the incident could have been major had not the Railways been informed by an alert staff.
He said the incident happened around 12.45 am when a Tata Safari car got stuck on the tracks due to the "carelessness of the car driver".