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Multiple snags disrupt Mumbai local trains, commuters delayed
Mumbai’s local train services on Western and Central Railway lines were hit by multiple technical snags on Monday, causing delays and overcrowding on the first working day of the week. Western Railway…
The Story in Brief
Mumbai’s local train services on Western and Central Railway lines were hit by multiple technical snags on Monday, causing delays and overcrowding on the first working day of the week. Western Railway reported point failures at Vasai Road (4.46 am), Dadar (10.10 am), and Goregaon (10.22 am), disrupting fast and Harbour Line services. On Central Railway, a wire fell onto overhead equipment near Mulund at 11.53 am, sparking sparks and smoke before being removed by 12.15 pm, Hindustan Times reports.
Commuters faced 20-30 minute delays and bunching of trains between Grant Road and Churchgate. Nearly 75 lakh passengers rely on the suburban network daily. Officials suspect the wire fell during passenger deck work by the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation.
The Indian Opinion
Mumbai’s train commuters once again bear the cost of infrastructure that seems one snag away from chaos. The narrative that these are isolated technical faults ignores a pattern: three point failures in one day on Western Railway, and a wire-drop during MRVC work. The railways blame routine maintenance, but daily travellers need real accountability. How many such failures occurred this month? That number will show whether the system is truly robust or just patched up.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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