Commuters hit hard on R-Day as block burst in Mumbai disrupts Central Railway train services | Mumbai news
Mumbai, Train services on some Central Railway routes were disrupted on Sunday morning due to an extended mega block for a bridge girder launch here, causing inconvenience to people heading for Republic Day events and long distance travellers. Commuters hit hard on R-Day as block burst in Mumbai disrupts Central Railway train services Commuters had to walk along the tracks on some of the affected routes and the disruption also led to huge crowds at various stations on the Central Railway suburban network, as per eyewitnesses. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is re-building the new east-west link Carnac Bridge between the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Masjid railway stations in south Mumbai, after the British-era structure was demolished due to its dilapidated condition. The suburban services, which were supposed to normalise from the CSMT by 5.30 am on Sunday, resumed later at 10.09 am due to the ‘block burst’, as per the officials. Earlier in the day, the Central Railway in a post on X said 11 long distance trains that depart from the Chhatrapati Shivaji …
