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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Western Railway pays tribute to 2006 train blast victims at Mahim

IN PHOTOS: Western Railway pays tribute to 2006 train blast victims at Mahim

Updated On: 11 July, 2025 02:29 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Western Railway officials paid tributes to the victims of the 2006 Mumbai train bombings at Mahim railway station on Friday. The devastating terror attack involved a series of coordinated blasts on the Mumbai suburban railway network during the peak hour on July 11, 2006. (PICS/ SATEJ SHINDE)

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Western Railway officials paid tributes to the victims of the 2006 Mumbai train bombings at Mahim railway station on Friday. The devastating terror attack involved a series of coordinated blasts on the Mumbai suburban railway network during the peak hour on July 11, 2006. (PICS/ SATEJ SHINDE)

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Western Railway officials paid tributes to the victims of the 2006 Mumbai train bombings at Mahim railway station on Friday. The devastating terror attack involved a series of coordinated blasts on the Mumbai suburban railway network during the peak hour on July 11, 2006. (PICS/ SATEJ SHINDE)
<p>On the evening of July 11, 2006, seven bombs exploded on Mumbai`s suburban trains during the rush hour, killing 209 people and wounding nearly 700</p>

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On the evening of July 11, 2006, seven bombs exploded on Mumbai`s suburban trains during the rush hour, killing 209 people and wounding nearly 700

<p>The blasts occurred shortly after 6.20 pm, starting with a first-class train compartment on a Western Railway travelling from Churchgate to Borivali, which exploded between Khar and Santacruz stations. Over the next 11 minutes, six more blasts occurred</p>

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The blasts occurred shortly after 6.20 pm, starting with a first-class train compartment on a Western Railway travelling from Churchgate to Borivali, which exploded between Khar and Santacruz stations. Over the next 11 minutes, six more blasts occurred

<p>The bombs were packaged in pressure cookers and placed inside bags, then detonated at rush hour when trains were full of passengers going home from work</p>

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The bombs were packaged in pressure cookers and placed inside bags, then detonated at rush hour when trains were full of passengers going home from work

<p>The explosions resulted in horrible scenes of destruction and pandemonium. Train carriages were ripped apart, leaving the injured scattered across the rails and stations</p>

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The explosions resulted in horrible scenes of destruction and pandemonium. Train carriages were ripped apart, leaving the injured scattered across the rails and stations

<p>The blasts took place at Matunga Road, Mahim Junction, Bandra, Khar Road, Jogeshwari, Borivali, and Mira Road stations</p>

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The blasts took place at Matunga Road, Mahim Junction, Bandra, Khar Road, Jogeshwari, Borivali, and Mira Road stations

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