Schoolchildren brave the rain and fog to reach school. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Rush-hour madness intensified this morning when a technical problem delayed trains on the Harbour line by 15 minutes. Local train services between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) and Panvel were hit when a motorman detected an open fish plate around 8.35 am, while heading towards Mankhurd. However, the delay in mending the fault led to chaos as commuters began posting incorrect messages about "trains being stranded" along the Harbour line. Consequently, the railway police helpline numbers was inundated with calls regarding the news circulating social media.