Long-route trains on Central Railway cancelled
Heavy rains have washed away about one kilometre long track in the region.
All in-bound and out-bound long-distance trains remain cancelled for the fourth day on Saturday as the tracks, that suffered extensive damage in Kalyan-Titwala section, have still not been restored, the Central Railway said in Mumbai.
"Heavy rains and flooding in and around Kalyan area (in neighbouring Thane district) has resulted in extensive damages to the tracks in the region. About one kilometre length of track has been totally washed away due to flood waters which was 4.5 to 5 metre high in that area," Central Railway officials said.
Flood water has not only washed away complete tracks, ballast and the bank, but also uprooted the over-head equipment (OHE) masts, signalling equipments and cables on that section, they said.
"About 1.5 lakh cubic metre of earth work is required to restore the track besides repairs to the equipments," the officials said.
Central Railways is also running shuttle services between Titwala and Kasara.
Suburban services on the central (main) and harbour lines have been restored too with the locals running up to Kalyan (15-30 minutes frequency) and up to Panvel (15 minutes) respectively, he said.
Meanwhile, all the long-distance trains on the Western Railway are running on time and 85 per cent suburban train services have been restored, a WR official said.
Out of the 20 rakes, which were severely damaged due to flooding, seven have been restored and 13 are undergoing repair, he said.