Mumbai Local Train Services Hit by Two Central Railway Glitches

Mumbai local train services were disrupted twice on Thursday after an emergency chain-pulling incident near Kalyan affected morning operations and a technical fault between Tilak Nagar and Chembur interrupted Harbour line traffic, inconveniencing commuters on two Central Railway routes.

The first incident took place at around 9.30am near Kalyan station when an unidentified person pulled the emergency chain in the S-9 sleeper coach of special train No. 09323, the Khadki-Indore Express. The train was travelling with services on the Central Railway’s main line.

Central Railway officials said railway staff reached the coach and restored the emergency chain. The train resumed its journey within five minutes, according to the officials. No person had been detained in connection with the incident at the time of the report.

The second disruption occurred on the Harbour line between Tilak Nagar and Chembur. A Panvel-bound local developed a technical fault that caused its pantograph to come down from the overhead wire, affecting the train’s connection with the electrification system.

The Harbour line disruption lasted from 10.25am to 10.32am, or approximately seven minutes. Railway officials said the fault affected three local train services operating on the route during that period.