The central railway trains were affected after a fire broke out around at two signalling cabins
Local trains on Mumbai's main Central line were running about 45 minutes late this morning, sending the metropolis into a rush hour crisis. This was caused by a fire last night at the Kurla and Vidyavihar signalling cabins damaging some equipment.
The fire, which broke out at midnight, was brought under control soon. But the damage to the equipment meant that trains had to be piloted manually this morning at three or four signals between Kurla and Vidyavihar causing the peak hour delay.
Early morning commuters affected by the delay protested angrily saying the authorities had not shared information or made announcements.
Of the seven million people who commute daily on Mumbai's local trains, close to four million use the main Central line every day. It connects people from far flung suburbs of central Mumbai like Kalyan, Dombivali, Thane to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST). Some key stations on this line are CST, Dadar, Ghatkoper, Thane and Kalyan. Several trains connecting Mumbai to Pune have also been affected
"We are trying to find out the reasons for the mishap. The signalling equipment has been damaged badly," said S Malegoakar, the Chief Public Relations Officer of the Central Railway.
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