Due to a technical snag near Kasara railway station, train services have been suspended between Kalyan and Kasara for more than an hour.
After heavy downpour and subsequent flooding threw life out of gear, Mumbai returned to normalcy on Saturday with train services being restored and water levels receding though most parts of the city continued to receive steady but mild rains.
However, the city braced for more trouble as the met department has forecast heavy rains in the next 24 hours. All train services, suburban and long-distance, which were badly hit yesterday due to flooding of tracks, resumed to the great relief of the commuters in the country's financial capital.
Ignoring drizzle, men and women streamed to suburban stations around the Metro to head for their offices and other places of work which had remained shut on Friday. "Water levels have receded. There is no water logging on railway tracks and suburban services are running normally," a Railway official said.
Suburban services, on which depends the mobility of the people had been restored on all the three lines--Central, Western and Harbour-- linking the heart of the city with outlying areas. Schools and colleges in the city and neighbouring Thane district remained closed today on direction from the state government.
Heavy rains pummelled the sprawling city and suburbs during which two persons were electrocuted. Altogether 283 mm of rain, a quantum normally recorded in 10 days, was received in just 24 hours on Friday.
Life in the "maximum city" was brought to a grinding halt with several areas waterlogged and local train services cancelled leaving thousands of commuters stranded. Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta said BMC had advised people to remain indoors as there is likelihood of heavy rains.
21:21 IST Saturday, 20 June 2015
Suburban train services in Mumbai, hit hard by yesterday's downpour, resumed today but long- distance services were yet to be normalised completely. While the Western Railway (WR) had restored both suburban and long-distance services from last midnight, CR services resumed only in the morning.
"Since there is no waterlogging on the tracks, services were smooth," said Gajanan Mahatpurkar, senior PRO, WR. But the Central Railway had to cancel some long-distance trains for the second consecutive day, as the trains halted at various stations could not reach CST and LTT stations here.
"Our suburban services were running as per Saturday schedule without delay as there was no waterlogging on the tracks," said A K Singh, its PRO, adding it may take a day or two to streamline the operations.
A CR statement said that 19 long-distance trains were cancelled and 11 rescheduled.
12140 Nagpur-CST Sewagram Express was terminated at Lasalgaon and will run as 12139 CST-Nagpur Sewagram Express from Lasalgaon, while 17058 Secunderabad-CST Devgiri Express was terminated at Goti and will run as 17057 CST-Secunderabad Devgiri Express from Devlali.
12106 Gondia-CST Vidarbha Express was terminated at Nasik Road and will run as 12105 CST-Gondia Vidarbha Express from Nasik Road. 12290 Nagpur-CST Duranto Express, 12169 Pune- Solapur Intercity Express, 12170 Solapur-Pune Intercity Express and 17617 CST-Hazur Sahib Nanded Tapovan Express were cancelled.
CR has set up a passenger helpline on 022-22624983. Both CR and WR have cancelled their weekly mega-blocks (cancellation for track repairs) on Sunday.
20:13 IST Saturday, 20 June 205
Currently trains on all three lines running with delay of 15-20 minutes. There are reports of water logging in Matunga, Kurla, Tilak Bridge, Ghatkopar, Khar, Bandra, Bhandup and Sion . There is heavy traffic jam at Dadar due to a fallen tree. BMC officials are trying to bring situaion under control.
Fire Brigade has stopped their search for the boy who got drowned at Mankhurd yesterday. According to reports, traffic at Mumbai-Pune Expressway is smooth but Mumbai-Alibaugh route is affected.
Konkan Railway schedule still delayed, as several trains have been affected, rescheduled and cancelled
18:21 IST Saturday, 20 June 2015
17:17 IST Saturday, 20 June 2015
Currently there is heavy water lodging at Sion, King Circle, Matunga (Gandhi Market)...Several cars and bikes have conked off. Police and BMC officials are in the spot trying to salvage the situation.
15:30 IST Saturday, 20 June 2015
The following trains have been rescheduled:
- 16351 CST-Nagercoil Express, scheduled at 1210 hours, has been rescheduled to 1640 hrs
- 12322 CST-Howrah Mail via Allahabad JCO on January 19, 2015: Re-rescheduled at 1940 hrs
- 12137 CST-Ferozpur Punjab Mail (scheduled 1940 hrs) at 0030 hrs on June 21, 2015
- 12859 CST-Howrah Gitanjali Express (scheduled 0600 hrs) at 2130 hrs
- 11019 CST-Bhubaneshwar Konark Express (scheduled 1510 hrs) at 1810 hrs
- 11041 CST-Chennai Central Express (scheduled 1400 hrs) at 2330 hrs
- 12322 CST-Howrah Mail via Allahabad (scheduled 2130 hrs) at 0045 hrs on June 21, 2015
- 10111 CST-Madgaon Konkan Kanya Express (scheduled 2305 hrs) will leave from Panvel
- 11003 Dadar-Sawantwadi Road Rajyarani Express (scheduled 0005 hrs on 21.6.2015) will leave from Panvel
15:08 IST Saturday, 20 June 2015
The search operation to locate the body of a boy who had drowned on Friday near Mankhurd has been called off due to heavy rains. BMC team and Fire Brigade stop searching for the body of the boy. According to sources, the search operation will resume tomorrow morning.
The engine that stopped working due to malfunction near Kasara on Saturday morning has been hauled away as it was occupying the suburban railway track.
14:30 IST Saturday, 20 June 2015
Heavy rains in Colaba, Dadar, Bandra, Andheri, Thane, Mulund, Bhandup, Vikhroli, Chembur, Mankhurd and Navi Mumbai was recorded on Saturday afternoon.
Water logging in parts of suburban Mumbai including areas like Andheri, Khar, Santacruz, Bandra, Mahim, Dadar, King Circle, Hindmata, Lalbaugh and Parel.
Suburban railway line continues to be affected by monsoon - all three lines running 20- mins late
Due to a technical snag near Kasara railway station, train services have been suspended between Kalyan and Kasara for more than an hour.
Inter-city train schedule:
The 12106 Gondiya- CST Mumbai Vidarbh Exp & 12290 Nagpur- CST Mumbai Duronto both trains are cancelled for Friday.
Traffic along Mumbai-Pune Expressway is slow near Lonavala tunnel due to heavy rain and fog
13:40 IST Saturday, 20 June 2015
A high tide is expected at 3.10 pm of 4.33 metres.
12:00 IST Saturday, 20 June 2015
The rainfall recorded in Mumbai on Saturday is as per folowing:
Mumbai city: 8.33 mm, Eastern Side: 2.68 mm and Western Side: 2.92 mm.
State Education Minister Vinod Tawde has declared holiday for schools and colleges across the city as a precautionary measure.
10:12 IST Saturday, 20 June 2015
Today Tides Expected:
Low Tide-- 21:15hrs- 1.62mtr
High Tide-- 21:15hrs- 4.33mtr
9:45 IST Saturday, 20 June 2015
Traffic Updates:
- Railway on all three lines up and running - Kasara line running with a 15-20 min delay (CR, PRO). Rail engine conks obstructing trains behind.
- Konkan Railway running behind schedule (KR, PRO)
- All roads open - eastern & western highway regular traffic movement (Traffic Police)
- Flights departing and arriving on time (CSIA)
- Mumbai-Pune Expressway slow towards Lonavala junction - showers and fog (Highway Police)
- Catamaran service between Revdanda-Bhaucha Dhakka remain suspended
08:30 IST Saturday, 20 June 2015
As per the Western Railway social media update, the water level at Elphinstone road station has reached the normal level.
WR Updates, 23.00 hrs:-As water level at Elphinston Road and Matunga Road has reached normal level, Western Railway's suburban trains services have also resumed from Churchgate to Andheri and beyond.
Posted by Western Railway on Friday, June 19, 2015
While the Mumbai International Airport has requested all passengers to leave early for the airport in order to not miss flights.
It has been raining incessantly since Thursday and the weather predictions for the weekend means more rains. We recommend you to leave early for your flights to avoid traffic. Take care and travel safe.
Posted by CSIA Mumbai on Friday, June 19, 2015
With PTI inputs
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