Title - Mumbai, Ahmedabad trains still running late

SURAT: Even though rains and flood fury in south Gujarat and Vadodara are almost over, passengers travelling towards Mumbai and Ahmedabad continue to face long delays in the running of the trains.Western Railway (WR) cancelled Kutch Express and Sayajinagri Express trains on Saturday due to floods in Gandhidham following heavy to heavy rains on Friday.

WR has announced a jumbo block between Goregaon and Borivali stations on the up and down fast lines on Sunday for carrying out the maintenance work of track, signaling and overhead equipment.This would result in fast line up and down trains to run on local lines between Goregaon and Borivali Station. Thus many local trains were cancelled.Meanwhile, some of the trains between Ahmedabad and Mumbai like Karnavati Express, Gujarat Express and Navjivan Express etc. were running late by 1.5 to 2 hours. The double-decker trains between Ahmedabad and Mumbai was running late by around 2 hours.Area manager, Surat railway station, Rais Mirza said, "Only a few trains are running late as they had started late from their destinations. Traffic has improved a lot since Friday."