According to a railway spokesperson, the rail fracture was detected at kilometre marker 74/24 and restoration efforts commenced shortly thereafter
The incident affected suburban, mail/express, and freight train operations, causing widespread delays
Train services beyond Badlapur were severely disrupted during the morning rush hour on Wednesday due to a rail fracture between Badlapur and Vangani stations on the Karjat-bound line. The incident, which occurred around 7:00 am, affected suburban, mail/express, and freight train operations, causing widespread delays.
According to a railway spokesperson, the rail fracture was detected at kilometre marker 74/24 and restoration efforts commenced shortly thereafter. “Since 7.00 am, down (Karjat-bound) trains were detained for a few minutes and then restoration work was undertaken,” the official said.
The line was successfully restored by 8:36 am, and services have since resumed. “Train services between Badlapur and Karjat have resumed smoothly. A local train departed from Badlapur railway station towards Karjat at 8:36 AM,” the spokesperson confirmed.
The disruption led to considerable inconvenience for commuters heading towards Karjat during peak morning hours.
Trans-Harbour local train services disrupted after faulty girder placement at Airoli
In another incident, on May 9, commuters faced major inconvenience as services on Mumbai’s Trans-Harbour line were abruptly suspended following a girder misalignment during overnight construction work at Airoli. Thousands of daily passengers were left stranded or forced to find alternate transport options during peak hours, causing significant delays and crowding at nearby stations.
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) had undertaken the night block to install 10 girders between Airoli and Rabale.
Following a major goof up of work on the Airoli-Katai naka road over the bridge at Airoli last night Trans-Harbour local train services were suspended since 7:10 am leading to huge inconvenience for commuters. Sources said the girders placed last night were found to be tilted, triggering safety concerns.
Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) of Central Railway (CR), Dr Swapnil Nila said, “MMRDA had taken a block from 1.00 to 4.00 at night on the Trans-Harbour line to launch girders between Thane and Airoli. It was noticed that the girders launched were tilted. The traffic was suspended from 7.10 because of this.”
Restoration work to rectify the tilted girders began at 8:15 am. According to officials, trans-harbour line services were restored at 11:30 am.
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