On Sunday public transportation took a beating as trains, buses, taxis and autos were either stranded due to waterlogging or moved at snail's pace due to the heavy downpour.
There were no trains on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Thane for over 12 hours. "Due to heavy rains and accumulation of water, services were suspended on main and harbour lines from 7.40 am," said a CR official. The CSMT-Thane route was opened for trains at 7.50 pm after water slowly receded at several locations like Chinchpokli, Currey Road, Matunga, Sion, Kurla, Mulund and Thane. In the early morning hours, trains on Kalyan-Karjat route were stopped at 4.30 am due to water logging on Ambernath-Badlapur section. Around 4.45am, train services on the Harbour line too were shut due to water logging at Chunabhatti.
Trains had already affected the Mumbai-Pune train services with boulder collapses and mud slushing on tracks between Monkey Hill and Thakurwadi stations. Due to this Duranto Express was regulated at Khandala station. Following the day, the CR authorities cancelled nearly 70 long distance trains, short terminated and diverted many other trains. "In all 12 trains were stranded with 7000 passengers in it," said Sunil Udasi, chief PRO, Central Railway.
BUS SERVICES AFFECTED
- As per information provided by BEST administration, 16 roads were flooded due to which 87 bus routes were diverted. “As of 1 pm, there were 23 buses that suffered breakdowns of which 17 buses were attended. Also 10 buses were stranded in flooded water,” said H Gophane, spokesperson, BEST Undertaking.
