Mumbai's local train services on both Western and Central Railway lines experienced significant disruptions due to multiple technical issues, including point failures and a fallen overhead wire, causing widespread delays and inconvenience for millions of daily commuters.
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A Central Railway official said they have introduced 10 AC local services on the CR's main line for the first time, replacing the ordinary suburban services, on an 'experimental basis' and they hope to get a good response for it.
The Maharashtra legislative council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution to rename seven stations on the Mumbai local train network.
The Mumbai civic body and police have advised all people in the city and surrounding areas to stay indoors as much as possible.
The India meteorological department (IMD) on Wednesday evening issued a red alert for Mumbai and its neighbouring districts, predicting "extremely heavy rainfall".
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'If the airlines are not given a clear deadline to change the altimeters by the DGCA, why should they do it voluntarily?' 'It means that the aircraft will be grounded for a while and lose money.'
Water, mats and chairs, among others things, have been arranged for commuters at these schools which are located close to railway stations, he said.
As heavy rains lashed Mumbai and tracks got flooded, another local train coming from opposite direction also got stuck near the same spot and a team has been sent to rescue the passengers, the NDRF official said.
Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai and the adjoining Thane district, causing water-logging in the city and the suburbs and hitting suburban train services on the central line as the tracks were flooded.
This season Mumbai has received its heaviest rainfall in the last decade, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation claimed on Monday. The city has been witnessing heavy downpours since last four days. Authorities have declared Tuesday a public holiday in Mumbai after IMD forecast heavy rain for the city. Officials have said that people in Mumbai should avoid stepping out of their homes Tuesday due to heavy rains.
The suburban areas received around 20 mm rainfall in just three hours starting 8.30 am, an official at the India Meteorological Department's centre in Mumbai said.
heavy showers were likely to continue for next 48 hours, according to the India Meteorological Department.
Besides, another 350-odd flights -- both arriving and departing -- were delayed between 28-51 minutes (till 7 pm), as per the live flight tracking website Flightradar24.
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The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday had predicted heavy rainfall for the next two days due to what it called cyclonic circulation around the maximum city.
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Officials however warned of a 4.81 metre high tide in afternoon coupled with heavy showers, which may cause flash floods in low-lying areas in the city.
'There were no airhostesses and stewards to bring us food, water and the news of when the journey would resume.'
Incessant rains in Mumbai throughout Tuesday night have led to a delay in local trains.
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Mumbaikars travelling to work faced a harrowing time on Tuesday morning owing to waterlogging caused by the incessant rain since Monday night.
The commuters started protesting after a level-crossing gate signal caused a delay in suburban services of Central Railway by over 20 minutes early this morning.
One person was killed and three others injured after five coaches of a suburban train derailed near Titwala in Thane district, railway authorities said.
As per the meteorological department, Colaba recorded 63.2 mm and Santacruz got 83.3 mm of rainfall since Wednesday. Incidents of water-logging were reported from several parts of city and suburbs like Vile Parle, Andheri Subway, Hindmata and others, civic officials said. Trains on both Western and Central lines were running late by 10 minutes, railway officials said. Flight operations were normal, airport officials said.
Motormen of both the central and western railway of the Mumbai suburban railway network have gone on a hunger strike on Monday to press for their demands for rise in pay scales and allowances, railway officials said.
A host of factors including the reform measures taken by the government and decline in global oil and commodity prices have led to lower inflation, the Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.
A machete-wielding man who stabbed three men at London Underground train station on Saturday has been charged with attempted murder.
Three bogies of an empty local train derailed in neighbouring Thane on Thursday, disrupting services on the Central line.
Security has been beefed up in Mumbai on Wednesday after the Railway Police Force (RPF) received an anonymous call that some railway stations on the Western and Central lines and religious places here would be blown up.
Bharat Pardeshi, one of the leaders from the All India Railway Act Apprentice Association, spoke to Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf about why they had to resort to the unpopular move, disrupting the lives of thousands of railway commuters in Mumbai.
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Private weather agency Skymet said Mumbai is at 'serious risk of flooding' between July 3 and 5.
The metropolis has received heavy rains in the last 24 hours.
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The three-day shutdown was imposed to extend platforms on the line to accommodate 12-car rakes.
