Mumbai's first showers halts train services, commuters block tracks in protest

A day after Western suburban railway services came to a grinding halt, Mumbai’s Central and Harbour line were badly hit on Tuesday due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging on tracks with numerous commuters stranded at various stations.

The Central Railways tweeted that waterlogging was reported at Mankhurd, Vidyavihar, Thane, Vikhroli, Bhandup and trains were running 30 minutes late.

Due to heavy rains water logging at Mankhurd, Vidyavihar, Thane, Vikroli Bhandup CR main & harbour line train services affected

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) June 21, 2016

Central Railway has advised BEST for arranging extra buses

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) June 21, 2016

Protesting against the Central Railway, angry passengers at Diva railway station in Thane blocked the train tracks, however, the Thane police reached the spot and situation is reported to be under control.

Agitated due to delayed trains, commuters at Diva railway station in Thane (Mumbai) come on to the tracks in protest pic.twitter.com/mVM9ieMTGk

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2016

#UPDATE Thane police is at the spot in Diva railway station now, situation under Control. Crowd has dispersed now: Thane Police

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2016

On Monday, Mumbai local commuters were left stranded on the Western Line from around 11.15 am as a major power failure stopped all trains. The glitch occurred due to the theft of 18 electric batteries of 12 AH capacity from the Mahim electrical sub-station at Mahim.

That’s not all. Taxi drivers have gone on strike in protest against the fares charged by cab aggregators. Government officials are expected to meet on Tuesday to come up with a viable solution.