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A day after heavy rains, local train services in Thane district bordering Mumbai in Maharashtra state were suspended on Sunday morning, July 7. According to officials, train services between Kasara and Titwala railway stations were affected.

There are reports of water seepage on the tracks between Vashind and Khadavli stations on the Kalyan-Kasara route. Train services are being affected as long-distance trains have to be diverted or terminated early.

Railway officials said at around 6:30 am, the tracks on the busy Kalyan-Kasara route were declared “unsafe” between Atgaon and Thansit stations due to heavy rain. A tree also fell and blocked the tracks near Vashind station.

“Train services between Kasara and Titwala have been temporarily suspended,” a Central Railway (CR) spokesperson said in a statement, PTI reported.

Meanwhile, another Central Railway spokesman said an overhead line mast was tilted and the pantograph of a train got caught near Vashind.

Officials said restoration work is currently underway and efforts are being made to clear the tracks as soon as possible.

The suburban railways in particular are considered the lifeline of Mumbai and its neighbouring areas, including Thane, Palghar and Raigad. More than 3 million commuters use this suburban railway network every day.

Routes on which train traffic was affected

Due to flooding between the Vasind and Khadavli sections, the following trains had to be terminated or started early:

Train No. 20705 J – CSMT Vande Bharat Express Short terminated at IGP

Train No. 20706 CSMT – J Vande Bharat Express Short, originates from IGP.

The following trains were diverted between Vasind and Khadavli sections via DIVA – BSR – JL due to flooding:

Train No. 12534 CSMT – LJN Pushpak Express

Train No. 12519 LTT – AGTL Express

Train No. 12336 LTT – BGP Express

Due to flooding between Vasind and Khadavli sections, the following trains have been diverted via JL-BSR-DIVA:

Train No. 11060 CPR – LTT EXP JCO (06.07.2024)

Train No. 12294 PRYJ – LTT Durronto EXP JCO (06.07.2024)

Train No. 12742 PNBE – VSG EXP (06.07.2024)

Train No. 14314 BE – LTT EXP JCO (06.07.2024)

Heavy rain in Mumbai

Mumbai and its surrounding areas have been experiencing occasional heavy rains since last month.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate rainfall with mostly cloudy skies in the city on Sunday. Light rainfall is expected in the city on July 8 and 9, and moderate rainfall on July 10.

The minimum temperature in Mumbai was 26 degrees Celsius, the maximum temperature is expected to be around 33 degrees Celsius.

Earlier, the head of the regional meteorological center in Mumbai, Sunil Kamble, had predicted that no heavy rains were expected in the city in the next two to three days.

“July has already started but heavy rains are not expected in the next two to three days. However, orange alert is in force in some districts of the ghat areas. As soon as the weather conditions improve, we will inform about the prospect of heavy to very heavy rains,” he told ANI on Friday.

Meanwhile, according to IMD data, isolated, very heavy rains are expected in central Maharashtra on Sunday.

(With inputs from ANI, PTI)