Mumbai Rains: Trains on track despite slight delays due to heavy rainfall

Waterlogging at Valsad station disrupted services on MumbaiGujarat routeMumbais lifeline the local trains did swimmingly amid Tuesdays downpour The suburban locals ran smoothly with only minor delays However there were breakdowns on long distance trains on both the Central and Western Railway routesThe issue with long distance trains on the Western side was in Valsad station where severe water logging led to disruption of long distance trains on the MumbaiGujarat route Sources in WR said this happened at 230 am when the level of flooded water went above 200 mm leading to stoppage of trains WR authorities decide to halt movement of all trains on this route as the water level had dangerously increasedAlso read Mumbai rains Cratersized potholes dot city roads after downpourWater logged at ValsadThere was water logging on tracks till 530am We were monitoring the situation from the control room said a WR official The water had risen almost till the platform forcing trains to halt abruptly WR officials said they could do little for the people stranded inside the long distance trains as water logging occurred through the night Due to very heavy rains and water logging on tracks at Valsad station we cancelled and short terminated a few long distance trains said Ravinder Bhakar Chief PRO WRAlso read Mumbai rains Monday recorded as wettest day in July brace yourselves for moreLater they decided to get the trains into the suburban system to Bandra Terminus Dadar and Mumbai Central after morning rush hours Locals were running late on WR by around 5 minutes for sometime during the day which was rectified laterSurprisingly the rains did not dampen services on CR where locals were running late by 10 minutes or so but there were no cancellations Sources said there was no water logging despite the downpour as there was a low tide less than 45 metersAlso read Rains lash Mumbai adjoining areas suburban train services delayedCRs rocky hiccup CR did face a long distance hiccup though Around 330pm a boulder rolled downhill on the 17031 CSTMHyderabad Express derailing it between Thakurwadi and Monkey Hill stations near Khandala Due to this long distance trains were affected Whle rail traffic resumed on KarjatKhandala section at 530pm the train left for Hyderabad from Karjat at only at 757 pm CR served 900 vada pavs and 700 bottles of water to stranded passengersOn the suburban section there was no water logging even at the regular locations It was a natural disaster near Khandala which is known for rock falling said Sunil Udasi Chief PRO CR