The bridge was built in 1866-67 and was declared unsafe by an expert team of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) in 2018. Pics/ Ashish Raje
A block on all suburban and mainline tracks as well the ones in the yard between CSMT and Byculla and CSMT and Wadala was in place from 11pm on Saturday.
The first train departed from CSMT for Thane at 3:50pm on Sunday, passing the Carnac Bridge dismantling site at 4pm after the dismantle work was over, an official said.
Helpdesks were set up at multiple railway stations and continuous announcements were made about the schedule of express and suburban trains for the convenience of passengers, an official said.
Harbour line was restored by 7pm. The work on seventh line and yard are in progress and will be completed before the scheduled plan. Pic/ Sameer Markande
Heavy rush was witnessed in Dadar as commuters were seen waiting for trains. Pic/ Sameer Markande
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