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more-inMumbai: Services on the Western Line were affected for over an hour on Sunday after a rumour that the Khar subway was on the verge of collapse. All services were stopped at 4.50 p.m.
by the Western Railway (WR), and its engineers inspected the subway connecting Khar and Santacruz before declaring it safe. A team was sent to inspect the structure.” The subway was declared safe around 5.40 p.m.During this period, several trains were stopped mid-section, affecting services. Sanjay Mishra, Divisional Railway Manager (Mumbai), WR, said, “We received a call from the BMC around 4.50 p.m., and halted services on all tracks. To ensure other sections were not affected, services towards Virar and Borivali from Churchgate were temporarily short-terminated at Bandra and reversed..