290 commuters stuck due to flooded tracks

MUMBAI: The railway protection force (RPF) and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) rescued 290 passengers from local trains on Central Railway (CR) that got stuck in flood waters on Wednesday evening. Due to heavy rainfall, two local trains got stuck near Masjid Bunder railway station. Zonal railway called NDRF and fire brigade to assist in the rescue operation.

According to railway officials, there was 17 inches of water on the railway tracks near Masjid Bunder railway station on Wednesday evening.

Local train services are stopped when water levels on tracks reach eight inches.

RPF began rescue operations to remove passengers from trains at 5pm and it went on till late Wednesday evening.

“The passengers were rescued by RPF and shifted to shelter homes opened by the civic body. We will be awarding RPF personnel for their bravery,” said Shivaji Sutar, chief public relations officer, CR.

Local train services on both the Central and Western Railway were suspended due to rainfall later in the day. The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport also diverted its buses on more than 76 routes on Wednesday due to 17 flooded roads.