Bustling Mumbai at Halt after Derailment of Local Train
Myriads of commuters faced a freaky and panic situation when several coaches of a Western Railway train derailed at around 11 am on Tuesday near Vile Parle station. Seven coaches of a local train today derailed between Andheri and Vile Parle stations in suburban Mumbai, disrupting traffic on the busy route linking Churchgate in South Mumbai to Virar, PTI[/i] reported.
No casualty has been reported, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Western Railway, Sharat Chandrayan said. The train coming from Borivali to Churchgate derailed at around 11 AM between Andheri and Vile Parle stations, the second such incident involving local trains in as many days. A team of engineers and rescue officials have rushed to the spot to restore the services, the CPRO said. An inquiry would be conducted to ascertain the cause of the derailment, he added.
This derailment has caused ginormous problems for the people and travelling has been the main problem. The trains on Western Railway has been massively disrupted and running at the pace of a snail. The Western Railway train services were badly disrupted during peak hours and creating problems for commuters to travel. However, trains on the slow track seemed to be running again after a short delay, according to several users on Twitter.
Myriads of commuters faced a freaky and panic situation when several coaches of a Western Railway train derailed at around 11 am on Tuesday near Vile Parle station. Seven coaches of a local train today derailed between Andheri and Vile Parle stations in suburban Mumbai, disrupting traffic on the busy route linking Churchgate in South Mumbai to Virar, PTI[/i] reported.
No casualty has been reported, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Western Railway, Sharat Chandrayan said. The train coming from Borivali to Churchgate derailed at around 11 AM between Andheri and Vile Parle stations, the second such incident involving local trains in as many days. A team of engineers and rescue officials have rushed to the spot to restore the services, the CPRO said. An inquiry would be conducted to ascertain the cause of the derailment, he added.
This derailment has caused ginormous problems for the people and travelling has been the main problem. The trains on Western Railway has been massively disrupted and running at the pace of a snail. The Western Railway train services were badly disrupted during peak hours and creating problems for commuters to travel. However, trains on the slow track seemed to be running again after a short delay, according to several users on Twitter.