Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Masjid Stations Witness Blackouts; Train Services Not Hit

Mumbai | Wednesday | 18th January, 2017

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The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) and the neighbouring Masjid railway station in Mumbai witnessed blackouts last night, although the power outages did not hamper the suburban or long-distance train services, an official said. "These two stations witnessed power failures twice tonight. The second power failure lasted for more time as there was blackout between 9.40 pm and 10.30 pm," K Jain, senior PRO of Central Railway. "Prima facie, the power failure was caused due to some technical problem near Karnak Bandar substation," he said.The official, however, said the power failures did not create any problems for the train services. "There was no adverse impact on the operation of suburban and long distance rail services..