Mumbai: Local train derails at Kurla railway station, services affected

After some women commuters drew station officials' attention to sparks and flames coming out a switch board in the ladies compartment, the train was halted.

Suburban train services of the Central Railway (CR) were affected Sunday evening after a coach of a Kalyan-CSMT local train derailed between Vidyavihar and Kurla stations, an official said. (ANI)

Mumbai: Suburban train services of the Central Railway (CR) were affected Sunday evening after a coach of a Kalyan-CSMT local train derailed between Vidyavihar and Kurla stations, an official said. Before the derailment, a short circuit was spotted in a ladies compartment around 7 pm when the train was approaching Vidyavihar on the slow track, he said.

Earlier #visuals from the spot: A coach of a Mumbai local train derailed at Kurla Railway Station at 8:52 pm y'day; restoration was done later & train moved. Sanjay Kumar Jain, DRM of Central Railway's Mumbai Division says, "safety officers arrived. They'll conduct an inquiry" pic.twitter.com/QtQGW5eQtD

— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2019

After some women commuters drew station officials' attention to sparks and flames coming out a switch board in the ladies compartment, the train was halted. After the problem was resolved, the train resumed its journey towards the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in south Mumbai, but one of its coaches derailed around 8.55 pm, the CR official said.

Mumbai: A coach of train 'Kalyan-116' derailed at Kurla Railway Station while entering platform no. 3 at 8:52 pm today. Restoration completed; train moved. Investigation underway. #Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/BdG6VEhQ4z

— ANI (@ANI) May 26, 2019

As a result, locals running on the slow track were shifted to the fast track, delaying several services, he said.