Heavy rains disrupt rail, road traffic in Mumbai

Suburban trains on Central, Harbour Line were running at 30-40 minutes late due to water-logging on tracks

Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Jun 10 2013 | 12:12 PM IST
Heavy and incessant rains have thrown normal life out of gear in the metropolis as rail and road traffic was disrupted inconveniencing lakhs of office-goers.

Traffic snarls were reported on the busy Eastern Expressway while water-logging was reported in Bhoiwada, Mahim and Matunga areas, BMC sources said.

Suburban trains on the Central and Harbour Line were running at least 30-40 minutes late since morning due to water-logging on tracks in some places. Also, some trains were shifted from fast to slow tracks, due to inundation.

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However, train services on the Western line were said to be on schedule.

Flights from Mumbai were also delayed by half-an-hour due to low visibility.
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First Published: Jun 10 2013 | 12:08 PM IST

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