Mumbai: A shunting engine derailed near Mazgaon yard of Central Railways Mumbai division at 12:43 noon, causing widespread disruptions on the UP fast line train services between Byculla and CSMT.
The derailment led to extensive delays, with several suburban services experiencing delays of up to 15 minutes, and 11 services being outright cancelled.
"After getting information concerned officials rushed to the site, and by 2:07 pm, the UP fast line between Byculla and CSMT was restored" said an official .
However, the cascading effects persisted, causing further delays in suburban train services.
However, for the convenience of passengers traveling in fast locsl services, CSMT-bound fast local services were temporarily diverted onto the slow line between Matunga and CSMT in the afternoon, but passengers reported that the diversion of fast suburban services onto the slow line led to bunching, affecting several slow services as well.
The repercussions of this incident extended to prominent trains, including the Rajdhani Express. The Hyderabad-CSMT Express (Train No. 22731) was held up near Mazgaon, and the prestigious Nizamuddin-CSMT Rajdhani Express (Train No. 22222) faced a halt near Parel. Adding to the disruptions, a Kalyan-CSMT UP Fast local train with 15 cars was also held up at Byculla Platform No. 4
