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Mumbai Harbour line hit after bird gets stuck in train pantograph at Kharghar
Updated On: 26 August, 2026 04:57 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai’s Harbour line services were briefly disrupted on Wednesday afternoon after a bird became stuck in the pantograph of a suburban train entering Kharghar station, triggering an overhead equipment fault. Smoke from the train’s pantograph caused panic among passengers before railway staff restored services within minutes

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Mumbai’s Harbour line suburban train services were briefly disrupted on Wednesday afternoon after a bird became stuck in the pantograph of a local train at Kharghar railway station, causing the overhead equipment (OHE) to trip.
The unusual incident occurred at around 2.08 pm, when a suburban train was entering Kharghar station, according to Central Railway officials.


