Gas leak from goods train disrupts Navi Mumbai rail traffic

A gas leak from a pressure wagon of a goods train disrupted rail traffic at Panvel railway station in Navi Mumbai on Saturday evening until midnight. The train, travelling from JNPA to Raipur in Chhattisgarh, was stopped at platform number 5, which was evacuated for safety. The Times of India reports that BPCL officials and gas leak experts arrived within half an hour, and the Panvel fire brigade was alerted.

Railway authorities halted two trains moving towards Goa and JNPA and red-signalled two others ahead of the station. The Government Railway Police took precautionary measures and reduced the rush. After the leak was arrested, the goods train was moved to Kalamboli station for further safety checks, then continued to its destination. No impact on suburban train services was reported.