Mumbai local train derails near CSMT; Re-railed hours later

A Mumbai local train derailed on the harbour line of the Central Railway at the CSMT on Wednesday afternoon

A Mumbai local train derailed on the harbour line of the Central Railway at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai on Wednesday afternoon, an official said.

Central Railway chief spokesperson Dr Swapnil Nila said, "Two wheels of an empty rake while doing trial after attending the defective spot got derailed near CSMT. Local trains between CSMT and Wadala Road are affected. Inconvenience is deeply regretted."

No one was injured in the incident.

The trolley of the coach derailed when the train was entering CSMT.

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Train Re-railed

Hours after the train was derailed, it was on Wednesday evening Re-railed at around 6:40 pm, the officials said. 

They said that two wheels of an empty rake while doing trial after attending the defective spot got derailed near CSMT. The Harbour line locals were run from Platform No. 03.  The derailed coach of the empty rake was Re-railed at around 18.25 hrs. The empty rake arrived at the Platform No. 2 at 18.40 hrs.

The incident comes days after another Mumbai local train had derailed near CSMT station.

On Monday, a harbour-line Mumbai local train had derailed near the CSMT station. Nobody was injured in the incident. Services on the line were affected for some hours.

A trolley from one of the coaches of a CSMT-bound Mumbai local train from Panvel derailed as it pulled into platform number 2 around 11.35 am.

"Derailment of Panvel 56 local while arriving at CSMT Platform no. 2 derailed at 11.35 hrs. No injury to any passengers," Central Railway spokesperson had said.

There was no report of injuries to passengers in the affected compartment, he said.

The derailment, however, disrupted Mumbai local train services on the Harbour Line, and the CSMT-bound trains were terminated at Masjid station, the Central Railway spokesperson.

The derailed coach's trolley was re-railed at 1.15 pm. The track was cleared at 1.55 pm.

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