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400 Mumbai trains suspended for rail work
Mumbai:
Thousands of daily commuters were left stranded on Saturday following
a stoppage of over 400 trains due to ongoing construction work on the
Borivali-Virar surburban railway line. Trains plying between Churchgate
and Virar have been cancelled for the next four days due to the signal
and track work, said the Western Railway sources. The Western Railway
sources said that they had tied up with Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply
and Transport (BEST) for introduction of extra buses along the route to
provide an alternate option of commuter transport. The work on the railway
tracks and platforms started at 5:00 p.m. on Friday and would be completed
by 4:40 a.m. on Monday (May 22). Despite it being Saturday, when most
of the government offices are closed, there were a good number of people
standing in queue to board trains this morning. Proper arrangements were
made so that people did not jostle to board the trains. An official from
the Railway Protection Force at Dadar railway station said that they thought
they would have to patrol the platforms to contain the crowds as people
had offices, but nothing of the sort had to be done as commuters maintained
calm and cooperated. The stations affected by the mega block are those
between Goregaon and Borivli, since only 146 of 1,030 trains will ply
between these stations today.
-May 20, 2006
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