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Fractured rail tracks? Blame the rain

CR officials record 10 cases of track fractures in June, say while rainwater contracts the metal, the blazing sun expands it again. This constant change in temperature causes tracks to crack

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If you thought only the roads of Mumbai bear the brunt of the incessant rains, then you are wrong. Railway tracks face a double whammy -- water logging on tracks during heavy showers and technical failures, thanks to fractures (cracks) caused due to fluctuating temperatures.


Whenever railway authorities identify a rail fracture, workers clamp it using special metal plates, thus allowing trains to move at restricted speeds of around 20kmph. PIC/ Datta Kumbhar

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