Extra rakes deployed to manage crowd after derailment at Kalwa

Thane | Sunday | 23rd September, 2018

Summary:

Only four rakes got stranded in the car shed due to the incident and luckily the crowd was managed. Meanwhile, two spare rakes from the Kurla car shed were also brought in to minimize the impact of the cancellations. As the incident occurred at the exit of the car shed, it blocked the exit path of eight rakes waiting inside which were to leave for Thane and then depart towards Mumbai. “Trains were crowded and running behind schedule since morning. There was considerable traffic of passengers including those working in the private sector and travelling for Ganesh darshan.“Two rakes were sent to Dombivli and later brought empty to Thane and operated as special services..