Thousands of commuters were left in the lurch as several coaches of a Western Railway train derailed at around 11 am on Tuesday near Vile Parle station. [caption id=“attachment_2434258” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] The train that derailed between Andheri and Vile Parle stations on Wednesday. Courtesy Twitter/@rohit_nakhwa[/caption] Seven coaches of a local train today derailed between Andheri and Vile Parle stations in suburban Mumbai, disrupting traffic on the busy route linking Churchgate in South Mumbai to Virar, PTI reported. No casualty has been reported, Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO), Western Railway, Sharat Chandrayan said. The train coming from Borivili to Churchgate derailed at around 11 AM between Andheri and Vile Parle stations, the second such incident involving local trains in as many days. A team of engineers and rescue officials have rushed to the spot to restore the services, the CPRO said. An inquiry would be conducted to ascertain the cause of the derailment, he added. Meanwhile, trains on Western Railway have been massively disrupted. Trains on platforms 3, 4 and 5 on Andheri station have been cancelled for now. However trains on the slow track seemed to be running again after a short delay, according to several users on Twitter. Harbour line trains are said to be running as well. This incident follows the
derailment of a Bandra-Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus local train on Monday evening. More updates to follow. Here, in the mean time, are some reactions from Twitter:
Back on track! Just in! Harbour line services on #Mumbai railway back on track @TrafflineMUM @smart_mumbaikar
— Rajendra B. Aklekar (@rajtoday) September 14, 2015
@TrafflineMUM Slow trains are running now, but of course, behind schedule and at snaaaaaail's pace.
— idiot sandwich (@dire_nair) September 15, 2015
Some Coaches of VR-CCG Fast local derail between Andheri & Vile Parle at 11 hrs. No injury reported yet. Details will be updated
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) September 15, 2015
Local train from Andheri to Churchgate (Mumbai) derails between Parla and Andheri station, more details awaited. pic.twitter.com/EdCWoHg7vw
— ANI (@ANI) September 15, 2015
ndtv : Mumbai local train going from Andheri to Churchgate derails between Andheri and Vil… http://t.co/WjJCWs9bFU) pic.twitter.com/mT3UNx1A3T
— knightlife (@vkj73) September 15, 2015
Virar-Churchgate fast local train derails between Andheri & Vile Parle. Traffic affected. No casualities reported yet.
— Jitendra Dixit/जीतेंद्र दीक्षित (@jitendradixit) September 15, 2015
Train derails at Ville Parle. Granny sees people walking on tracks, alerts me! Everyone in my family has turned into a journalist, in a way
— Tanvi Behl (@mrs_evilweevil) September 15, 2015