The Western Railway, on Thursday, got another bridge scare after an iron rod from the waterpipe bridge abutting Gokhale bridge, in Andheri, was found dangling over the railway track. Around 50 train services were delayed and 14 were cancelled as the railways had to shut down a section of tracks on the fast line to remove it.

After the rod was noticed by railway employees, services on the Up and Down fast lines were stopped as a precautionary measure and power switched off in the overhead wires. The power was switched off only between 12.25pm and 12.36pm, but it led to a bunching effect on all trains, and delays stretched from 45 minutes to an hour owing to the issue. Commuters in stranded trains were seen walking on the tracks.