Mumbai monorail coach derails during trial run in Wadala

Updated On: 06 November, 2025 06:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar

The newly delivered rake was being shifted from one guideway beam to another when it slipped; officials say they were conducting a series of advanced system tests

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The guide beam was switched on one side, and the train went on the other side, due to which the front rake of the train hit the beam, lifting it up in the air. Illustration/Uday Mohite

A swank new rake of the Mumbai Monorail suffered severe damage after it derailed and hit the guide beams (while switching tracks) during a trial run at the Wadala depot on Wednesday morning. Officials said there were no passengers inside the train. The motorman and staff were reportedly injured in the incident; however, MMRDA officials refuted the claim and said no one was injured.

The monorail operator, and another technical staff member, was conducting the trials on Wednesday morning at the Wadala depot