Overhead electric wire breakdown paralyses train movement between Mumbai and Bhusawal for 9 hours
The incident caused delays to at least three trains, the diversion of four trains via Daund or Vasai, the rescheduling of two trains, and the cancellation of one train.
The chief public relations officer of Central Railway said, "The train services were disrupted at 2am due to the breakdown of the overhead electric (OHE) wire. A team of employees and officials reached the spot, and the restoration work was completed by 11am.
However, this delayed three trains and several other trains had to be diverted."
Officials from Nashik Road said, "The OHE wire broke down after train 10757 Mumbai-Hyderabad Devgiri Express passed through the section between Devlali and Nashik Road railway station at 2am, leading to the paralysis of services on the Mumbai Nashik route 'down' track. Since there is heavy movement of trains towards Mumbai on the 'up' track during the same period, no train was allowed to pass from the 'up' track towards Mumbai until 9.30am.
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The Bhusawal division had arranged for catering services including distribution of packaged drinking water, biscuits and snacks for the passengers of Devgiri Express at Nashik and those of Shalimar Express stranded at Lahavit station and Howrah Mail at Manmad railway stations.
Trains, including 10829 LTT Kolkata Shalimar Express, were the first to travel from the up track across the section after all trains heading to Mumbai in the earlier hours had passed.
The train had been halted since 2.30am. This was followed by 12322 Mumbai-Kolkata Howrah Mail and then 12167 LTT Banaras Saket Express, which were allowed to pass through the section.
Meanwhile, the Railways cancelled the Devlali Bhusawal MEMU service. Authorities diverted three trains towards Howrah: 12859 Mumbai-Howrah Gitanjali Express, 20103 Mumbai LTT Azamgad Express, and 22129 LTT Ayodhya Cantonment Tulsi Express via Vasai Road railway station, Surat, Jalgaon, and then towards Bhusawal. The fourth train, 22223 Mumbai-Sainagar Shirdi Vande Bharat Express, was diverted via Kalyan, Lonavla, Pune, and then to Shirdi.
The railways rescheduled the journey of two other trains by approximately four hours without changing their routes.
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