Commuters complained that trains were moving at a snail’s pace on the stretch. “Trains were moving slowly towards Bandra station. Our train towards CST was made to wait,” said S Nair, a resident of Goregaon, who took the train from Andheri. According to sources, an important engineering operation, which was supposed to be carried out on this particular section didn’t get sufficient time for completion. “We had to replace wooden sleepers with concrete ones. This needs at least 12 hours,” said a WR official, requesting anonymity.u00a0

Long response time: A technical problem between Mahim and Bandra forced train passengers to endure long waits, as the Western Railway authorities took over 12 hours to fix the snag. u00a0Pic/Shadab Khan