Mumbai rains: Suburban train services affected amid heavy downpour

A few hours of relentless rainfall led to waterlogging in several lowlying parts of Mumbai and on railway tracks disrupting road traffic and local train services on Monday morning officials saidAmid the India Meteorological Departments IMD warnings of thunderstorms and gusty winds a heavy downpour battered parts of Mumbaimdashparticularly the island citymdashfor a couple of hoursIntense rainfall submerged tracks on the Central Railway network at Masjid Byculla Dadar Matunga and Badlapur stations causing delays in train services during peak morning hoursHeavy rains lashed Mumbai on Monday morning leading to suspension of suburban train services between Wadala Road and Chhatrapati Shivaj Maharaj Terminus on Central Railways Harbour line from 1025 am while waterlogging was reported from several areas in the metropolisServices on the main lines slow corridor were running normally though the fast corridor witnessed a few signal and track changing point failures CR Chief Public Relations Officer Swapnil Nila said as reported by PTIHeavy waterlogging was also reported in the CSMT yard affecting Up Through lines and sidings 308 331 347 and 231 disrupting train movements to and from platforms 5 6 7 10 to 18 he informedTrains slowed down at Byculla due to 34 inches of water Harbour Line ndash from Wadala Road to CSMT ndash saw more than 8 inches of waterlogging No trains are running between Wadala Road and CSMT Slight delays between Wadala Road and Panvel on the Harbour Line Central Line services have resumed but with delays of around 40 minutes the Central Railway PRO statedA few hours of incessant rainfall also caused waterlogging in several lowlying areas of the countrys financial capitalWater from Hindmata was reported entering the tracks from the Dadar TT sideCommuters noted delays on trains heading toward Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj TerminusWestern Railway on the other hand stated its corridor was unaffected by waterlogging and that trains were operating normally although some passengers experienced delaysA BEST spokesperson said buses on a dozen routes had to be diverted due to waterlogging at four locations the island cityLowlying areas such as Kings Circle Mantralaya Dadar TT East Parel TT Kalachowki Chinchpokli and Dadar station experienced waterlogging hampering vehicular movementAccording to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC the highest precipitation was recorded at Nariman Point Fire Station 104 mm in the southern tip of the city followed by A Ward Office 86 mm Colaba pumping station 83 mm and Municipal Head Office 80 mm between 9 am and 10 amEarlier the IMD had issued a ldquoNowcastrdquo warning predicting thunderstorms with lightning and heavy rainfall along with gusty winds reaching 5060 kmph in isolated parts of MumbaiAccording to the latest Mumbai rains updates IMD Mumbai has predicted light to moderate rainfall in parts of the city over the next 24 hoursThe forecast read ldquoGenerally cloudy sky with chances of thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds of 3040 kmph and light to moderate rainfall at isolated places in the city and suburbsrdquoHigh tide is expected at 1124 am at 475 metres and again at 1109 pm at 417 metres while low tide is forecast at 518 pm at 163 metres and at 521 am on Tuesday at 004 metres the BMC stated in its latest Mumbai rains updatesatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params