Express train engine glitch delays Mumbai-bound local services on main line

A technical glitch in the engine of CSMTbound Latur Express near Kalwa station in Thane district on Monday morning affected Mumbaibound local train services on the main line reported news agency PTIThe Mumbaibound local train services were delayed by at least 1520 minutes during the morning rush hour on the first day of the weekCentral Railways Chief Public Relations Officer Swapnil Nila told PTI Latur Express was detained at Kalwa station due to brake pressure trouble in its engine for around 20 minutes at around 830 am before it was moved to Thane stationThe NagpurCSMT Duranto Express trailing Latur Express was detained behind for approximately about 20 minutesCommuter activists have raised questions about Central Railways operational decisionsThe activists specifically criticised Central Railway for operating CSMTbound mailexpress trains on the fast corridor via Kalwa station despite the availability of the 5th and 6th tracks between Kalyan and Thane stationsThey argued that using the additional tracks could help alleviate congestion and reduce delays for longdistance trains reported PTINotably commuters faced hardships on August 20 when local train services on the AmbernathKarjat section of the main line remained suspended for 10 hours due to protests at Badlapur railway station in Thane district reported PTICentral Railway one of the busiest railway zones in the country operates more than 1800 suburban services daily across its four main corridors Main Harbour TransHarbour and BelapurUranThese services collectively ferry around 40 lakh commuters every day making timely and efficient operations crucial to the daily lives of millionsEarlier this month two coaches of AhmedabadMumbai Double Decker Express got detached from the running train near Surat city in Gujarat on August 16 morning officials said reported PTIThe incident took place at around 850 am when the train number 12932 reached Gothangam yard between Sayan and Surat railway station a release by the Western Railway WR said reported PTINobody was injured in the incident and the affected coaches were later reattached with the train it saidImmediately after the incident restoration work was launched and Up trains were operated through the loop line the WR said on XWestern Railways chief public relations officer Vineet Abhishek said the movement of other trains on the route was not affected reported PTIThe WR later announced that the restoration work has been completed and traffic on the UP main line resumed at 1122 am reported PTIThe Gothangam yard falls under the Vadodara division of the Western RailwayWith inputs from PTI