Rail fracture near Kalyan delays Central Railway trains, speed restrictions imposed

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A rail fracture was detected on the Up Through Line near Kalyan on Friday morning, prompting Central Railway authorities to impose speed restrictions to ensure the safe movement of trains. A few services were delayed due to the incident.

According to railway sources, the train manager of Train K26, Rajeev Nishad, reported the rail fracture at around 8 am at kilometre 52/421, near KP4 Signal S14.

Following the detection, railway officials immediately imposed a speed restriction of 10 kmph at 8:19 am for trains passing through the affected section. After an initial inspection and implementation of safety measures, the speed restriction was relaxed to 30 kmph at 8:27 am.