Title - Duronto snag derails Central Railway services in peak hours

MUMBAI: Suburban services on Central Railway were disrupted during the evening peak hours on Tuesday after a technical snag in the engine of the CST-Howrah Duronto train, which halted on the tracks for almost an hour near Parel. CR officials said four services had to be cancelled. Trains ran late by 30-40 minutes due to bunching of locals.

The engine suffered a technical snag around 5.30pm. CR then rushed an alternate engine to the spot, after which the train was able to move out around 6.45pm. Three suburban trains, which were following this train, got blocked for almost one hour. Sanjay More, a commuter, said, "I saw commuters jumping from the train to walk all the way up to Dadar."


Vidya Rane, a Thane commuter, said, "I had planned to watch a movie with my friends. But my plan fell through after I took a 7.04pm fast train from CST. By 7.45pm, it had not even managed to cross Dadar."

Commuters are upset with the frequent snags on CR, especially during the peak hour. Rajesh Sawant, a Dombivli resident, said, "The trains come to a halt, either due to OHE failure, signal failure or track failure."