Mumbai Local Updates: For the second consecutive day, train services on the Harbor Line in Mumbai were disrupted on July 27 due to a rail fracture near Govandi station. Suburban services on the Down (Panvel-bound) line were halted for about 40 minutes due to a rail crack near Govandi station. The Harbor Line provides rail connectivity from South Mumbai to Panvel in Navi Mumbai and the adjoining Raigad district.
Trains are running behind their schedule due to morning disturbance at Govandi station.#mumbailocal pic.twitter.com/i4mdJmPybw– m-indicator – mumbai local (@m_indicator) 27 July 2022
Services on the Harbor Line were also affected on Tuesday (July 26) after a local train derailed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai.
Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Shivaji Sutar said the fracture was detected on July 27 at 7.50 am and traffic was restored on the line at 8.30 am. Local train services, considered to be Mumbai’s lifeline, were disrupted during the morning rush on the Harbor Line.
According to some commuters, local trains and stations were overcrowded as trains were running late by more than 30 minutes. About 40 lakh passengers travel daily on Central Railway routes including 10 lakh on the Harbor line.
(with inputs from PTI)