In an irony of sorts, a local train derailed most likely because of the mounds of garbage almost covering the tracks between King's Circle and Mahim stations on October 2, the fifth anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan. The derailment shut down the harbour line for four hours, even as gangmen were seen trying hard to pull out the garbage entangled in the train wheels.

The railways is, interestingly, at the peak of its frenzied two-week-long Swachhata clean-up drive, bombarding commuters with messages, holding stage shows and performing skits to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on Wednesday. A visit to the derailment site by mid-day revealed a trail of garbage stuck tight in the wheels and on the track. The track is on a very sharp curve and the Indian Railways had recently made changes in the jurisdiction limits of Central and Western Railways, involving the location.