Mumbai: Western Railway's services delayed due to overhead equipment snag

Western Railway's suburban train services were delayed by 10-15 minutes on Friday morning due to an overhead equipment snag and a point failure, officials said.

Western Railway's suburban train services were delayed by 10 to 15 minutes on Friday morning following an overhead equipment (OHE) snag and a point failure, an official said.

The Ahmedabad-bound Vande Bharat Express departed from Mumbai Central station but came to a halt after encountering the OHE power supply disruption. (Representational photo)

The snag occurred on the down-fast line between Dadar and Churchgate stations around 6 am, he said.

The Ahmedabad-bound Vande Bharat Express departed from Mumbai Central station but came to a halt after encountering the OHE power supply disruption.

After the issue was resolved around 7.22 am, a train crossing point failure at Churchgate station disrupted movement on the up and down lines between 8.10 am and 8.40 am, further impacting suburban services during morning rush hours, the official said.

Both the faults were rectified but suburban trains continued to run behind schedule by around 10 to 15 minutes.

Some Central Railway commuters too complained about delayed suburban services towards CSMT due to a point failure near Kalyan station, but there was no official confirmation from Central Railway.