Mumbai’s harbour line services delayed during morning peak hours because of rail fracture

The rail fracture occurred between Chunabhatti and Kurla railway stations, officials said.

The Central Railway’s harbour line services in Mumbai were affected during the morning peak hours on Monday because of a rail fracture, which occurred at 6.40 am between the suburban Chunabhatti and Kurla railway stations.

Mumbai’s harbour line trains were running 30 minutes late on Monday morning. (HT File)

The fracture was rectified by 7.15 am, railway officials said.

As a result, local train services on the harbour line were operating with a delay of 30 minutes in the morning. Late in the afternoon, the delay reduced to 15 minutes. Trains on the central line too are running 10 minutes behind time.