7 Coaches of Mumbai Local Train Derail Near Andheri, Traffic Hit
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MUMBAI: Seven coaches of a suburban train today derailed in West Mumbai, disrupting traffic on the busy route linking western and southern ends of the city. (5 pictures of the incident).
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The...
more... train coming from Borivali to Churchgate derailed at around 11 am between Andheri and Vile Parle stations - the second such incident involving local trains in as many days.
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No casualty has been reported, Chief Public Relations Officer, Western Railway, Sharat Chandrayan said. A team of engineers and rescue officials rushed to the spot to restore the services, Mr Chandrayan said. An inquiry would be conducted to ascertain the cause of the derailment, he added.
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The suburban train services were badly affected on the busy route connecting Churchgate in South Mumbai to Virar in the west.
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A local train coming from western Mumbai had derailed yesterday while entering the platform at Chhattrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST), causing inconvenience to commuters during rush hour.
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Services on the suburban harbour line service, connecting east and south Mumbai, were suspended yesterday between CST and Vadala Road Station owing to the mishap.
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