The disruption in services was caused by the problem in track circuits between Panvel and Khandeshwar stations in Navi Mumbai. Due to this, local train services are running late by around 30 minutes on the Harbour line.
Mumbai Local Train: The latest AC Mumbai local train, which arrived at the Kandivli yard on Tuesday, is currently undergoing mandatory tests before it enters service.
Mumbai mega block from Nov 16: Due to the Mumbai mega block, which will be effective from 11.30 pm on November 16 till 11.30 am the next day, services will be disrupted on both UP and DOWN slow lines and Harbour lines, WR said in a release.
Mumbai local train services affected: Passengers expressed concern as they faced trouble reaching their destinations due to this. Notably, the Central Railway services between Thakurli and Kalyan stations have been disrupted for the last one hour.
Because of the Mumbai mega block, the Western Railways said a few long-distance trains will be regulated by 15 to 20 minutes, and suburban services will be affected as 100-140 services will be cancelled on an average and around 40 services will be short-terminated.
1,800 suburban services collectively ferry around 40 lakh commuters every day, making timely and efficient operations crucial to the daily lives of millions.
The protesters said that the commuters have long expressed frustration over the perceived bias of railway authorities towards Mail and Express trains at the expense of the local train network.
10 long-distance trains were diverted via alternate routes due to the protest, the Central Railway said.
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Due to a technical failure at Borivali station, all Slow suburban trains are running late by 15-20 minutes, said the Western Railway.
The mega block will be operated mainly for carrying out non-interlocking (related to track changing points) works. Several mail-express and suburban trains will be short-terminated and short-originated from Wadala, Dadar, Thane, Pune, Panvel and Nashik stations.
The video of the incident surfaced on social media. The police said that two people have been arrested in connection with the incident and two others are yet to be nabbed.
Nirmala Sitharaman travelled in a Mumbai local train and interacted with the locals on Saturday morning.
The two people appeared as restaurant servers, set up a small folding table in a local train compartment and covered it with a cloth. They served the passengers with Maggie with ketchup and jalebi with oregano.
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Not only local trains, but over 40 Express and Mail trains and more than 180 other trains services will be impacted as Western Railways to carry out work to lay the 6th line between Bandra and Goregaon.
Mumbai local train news: The suburban services, considered as the 'lifeline of Mumbai', were affected at around 10:30 am after the wire over a Churchgate-bound fast line snapped between Dahisar and Borivali stations, officials added.
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