Faulty signaling hits Mumbai train services during peak time

By Pallabi C Samal

Mar 19, 2018

01:31 pm

What's the story

Already hit by the Ola-Uber drivers' strike, office goers in Mumbai had to face disturbance on Central Railways Harbour Line on Monday morning, adding to their blues. A snag in the signaling system at Chembur around 8.25 AM disrupted the train services, which were running late by more than 15 minutes. Trains running both ways were affected by this issue.

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Commuters vent their frustration on social media

This is the second time Harbour line has been hit in peak. Now they say some signal problem at Chembur, on March 01 it was something else. Yesterday the @Central_Railway cancelled the mega-block 4 Gudi Padwa so today the excuse will B: V had no time 4 maintenance @RidlrMUM

— Arpi (@arpikas_mumbai) March 19, 2018

Affected commuters

Snag repaired within 25 minutes, train services restored: CR official

Stations and trains on the route were overflowing with people due to the disruption. BEST ran five additional buses on existing routes to ease movement. A CR official said services were restored after the snag was repaired by 8.50 AM. But commuters said such incidents have become common on the Harbour Line. Some complained of being stranded for 20 minutes between Govandi and Chembur.

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Passengers reach out to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal

@PiyushGoyal
Sir please look at the problems of harbour lines commuters in mumbai. Daily facing lots of problems and harrshment. After every weeks megablock on sunday facing the technical problems on Monday and getting delayed for the office.

— deepak (@deepkana) March 19, 2018

Information

1 million passengers ride the Harbour Line daily

The Harbour Line, run by Central Railways, is a branch line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It connects the eastern suburbs with Navi Mumbai. CST is the terminal station for all trains on this route. The line registers an average of 1 million passengers daily.