The incessant rainfall and high-tide put Central Railway services out of gear for 16 hours over Tuesday and Wednesday owing to new flooding spots at Vidyavihar and Ghatkopar and the overflowing Mithi river. A handful of services were run throughout the day between Mumbai CSMT and Thane as Central Railway did not take out many of its trains but used the ones that had been marooned last night after salvaging them. Western Railway remained afloat and ran throughout the day with caution after minor hiccups in the morning.

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So what went wrong on Central Railway? CR officials said that there were new flooding spots this year as water from Mithi overflowed on to the rail tracks. Areas like Vidyavihar, Tilak Nagar, Kurla harbour and Ghatkopar Vikhroli were flooded, leading to rise in water levels beyond normal. "After 10.30 pm on July 1, there was sudden and very heavy downpour recording unprecedented rainfall of nearly 400 mm in three-four hours combined with high tide leading to waterlogging in Kurla-Thane section of Central Railway. There were 32 trains that were held up. We sent teams to evacuate passengers in these trains," Sunil Udasi, chief public relations officer of Central Railway said. Drinking water, tea, snacks, biscuits were provided to passengers stuck at stations and in trains.