Services on harbour line affected

Mumbai: Commuters using harbour line had a tough time reaching their homes on Monday evening as train services were held up due to a rail fracture. The services towards Navi Mumbai were badly affected after a rail fracture was detected at 6:50 pm between Vashi and Mankhurd stations. Despite tracks being restored at 7:12 pm several services were affected. The rail fracture affected trains moving towards CST as two trains were stuck for 25 minutes on tracks. Commuters were also seen getting off the trains and walking on the tracks to reach the nearest station as the train did not budge an inch on the tracks.  PRO of Central Railway, AK Jain, said, “Due to rail fracture two trains were held up for 20 minutes. These trains were running late. ”