All 1,050 (700 passengers with confirmed tickets as per railways PNR plus passengers who were travelling in the general compartment) passengers of the Mahalaxmi Express stuck on waterlogged tracks near Vangani in Thane district have been rescued by the NDRF, the Central Railway said. The rescue operation picked up after rain subsided a little post-noon, enabling quicker movement of personnel and the evacuated passengers.

ALERT- All passengers from Mahalaxmi Express train stranded at Badlapur near Mumbai have been safely evacuated @mid_day @PiyushGoyal pic.twitter.com/zyFWf5Eqmv

— Rajendra B. Aklekar (@rajtoday) July 27, 2019

Many passengers especially the senior citizens, who tried to walk but lost strength especially the senior citizens, police and others promptly hoisted them on their shoulders and took them to safer locations. A few local villagers, many of whom were also stranded in the floodwaters, nevertheless ventured out to help the train passengers before the official rescue teams from Mumbai, Thane and Pune reached the venue.