Mumbai Local Train Services Affected At Borivali Station; WR Shares Update

Local train services on the Western Railway network in Borivali, Mumbai were disrupted on Monday morning due to technical issues.

According to Western Railway, suburban trains are not being operated from platform number 1 and 2 of Borivali Station due to a cable being cut that rendered some track changing points non-operational.

Borivali is one of the busiest railway stations in north Mumbai, with a large number of commuters and office-goers using local train services from there every day.

Trains were being operated from the remaining platforms - 3 to 8 - at the station.

The affected points were being clamped, and restoration work was underway on priority to restore normalcy, the Western Railway said.

"Due to a technical failure at Borivali station, all Slow suburban trains are running late by 15 to 20 minutes. The inconvenience caused to passengers is deeply regretted," an official post on X said.

At around 1 PM, Western Railway officials confirmed on X (formerly called Twitter) that local train services from Platform No. 1 at Borivali station have been restored. The first train from Borivali to Churchgate departed from Platform No. 1 at 12.05 hrs. The update also stated that the train services from Platform No. 2 will be restored soon.

Western Railway earlier posted an update saying that "Point No 107/108 at Borivali station has been put right at 10.40 hrs. Trains are operational over Mumbai Suburban with some delay, this will be normalized soon."

In another update posted on 12 noon, Western Railway said, "Point No 131/132 at Borivali station has also been put right at 10.57 hrs. Trains are operational over Mumbai Suburban with some delay, this will be normalized soon."

Divisional Railway Manager of Mumbai Division of Western Railway also posted an update on X stating that the first train departed from Borivali Platform 1 at 12:01 PM.

"Restoration work is ongoing, and we expect services to resume normalcy soon."

Earlier in the day, in an X post at 10:17 am, the Divisional Railway Manager- Mumbai Division of Western Railway said that points 111/112 and 139/140 have been restored at Borivali.

"Work is currently in progress to resolve the technical failure and to normalize. Thank you for your patience," the post said.

The Western Railway daily operates more than 1,300 suburban services and around 30 lakh commuters travel on its network, spread between Churchgate in south Mumbai and Dahanu in neighbouring Palghar district.

(With PTI inputs)