Hundreds of commuters on the Central Railway took to walking on the tracks yesterday, after a mega block and power failure paralysed services for a few hours.
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Many women and especially children, found it difficult to get off from the trains. The summer heat made it even more tiring for them. The mega block was from 1 pm to 5 pm on the Up and Down slow lines between CST and Currey Road.
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But sources say it was extended by another 30 minutes, and there were 30 per cent fewer trains on the tracks. The commuters were further troubled when at 5.45 pm a power failure between Dadar and Parel led to disruption of services.
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&ldquo;We had to cancel 11 services due to this. The trains didn&rsquo;t have power supply due to which all four lines were down,&rdquo; said AK Singh, spokesperson, Central Railway.

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Hundreds of commuters on the Central Railway took to walking on the tracks yesterday, after a mega block and power failure paralysed services for a few hours

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