Trains on the ghat section of Central Railway had a close shave after a landslide between Karjat and Lonavala on Friday. Rockfall barriers installed along the tracks prevented boulders from falling on the rail lines, said officials. About 50 labourers have removed muck and boulders from the spot, they added.

“A landslide occurred at a height of approximately 100 metres from rail level and about 80-90 boulders and muck came rolling down the hills which were successfully trapped by the rockfall barriers built at a height of 60 metres from rail level on hill cuttings. The incident occurred in the night due to heavy rainfall of cumulative 185 mm in the Karjat-Lonavala section,” a CR official said.