Heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Monday morning, leading to suspension of suburban train services between Vadala Road and Chhatrapati Shivaj Maharaj Terminus on Central Railway’s Harbour line from 10:25 am, while waterlogging was reported from several areas in the metropolis.
According to Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the highest precipitation was recorded at Nariman Point Fire Station (104 mm) in the southern tip of the city, followed by A Ward Office (86 mm), Colaba pumping station (83 mm), and Municipal Head Office (80 mm) between 9 am and 10 am. Suburban areas reported comparatively less rain, BMC officials added.
Train services on Harbour line were affected due to waterlogging on the tracks at Masjid station, CR officials said. Services on the main line’s slow corridor were running normally, though the fast corridor witnessed a few signal and track changing point failures, CR Chief Public Relations Officer Swapnil Nila said.
“Heavy waterlogging was also reported in the CSMT yard, affecting Up Through lines and sidings 308, 331, 347, and 231, disrupting train movements to and from platforms 5, 6, 7, 10 to 18,” he informed. A few hours of incessant rainfall also caused waterlogging in several low-lying areas of the country’s financial capital.