Mumbai Local Train Update: Services Delayed by 8–10 Minutes Due to Technical Failure at Borivali Station

Mumbai local trains were running late on Friday morning, March 27, due to a technical glitch at the Borivali railway station. The delay in the services frustrated office goers and morning commuters on the Western line towards Churchgate. 

The Divisional Railway Manager of Mumbai Division of Western Railway responded to commuters' complaints about the user complaint that the local trains are running behind schedule. "Dear passenger, your train got delayed due to technical failure at BORIVALI station. Inconvenience caused is deeply regretted," said DRM in a post on X.

@WesternRly@RailMinIndia WHY IS THE 07.21 AM BVLI - CHGTE AT BVLI PF NO. 3 EVERYDAY LATE. MOVE THE 07.10 AM BHYDR LOCAL FROM PF 3 TO PF 4. MENTIONED SEVERAL TIMES. NOT SURE IF IT IS FALLING ON DEAF EARS OR ARE YOU GUYS JUST TOO ADMANT. INSPITE OF NEW LINES TRAINS TRAINS LATE.

— Manjul Vora (@MVora2728) March 27, 2026

Several passengers took to the social media platform X to complain about Mumbai local train disruptions. A railway passenger from Bhayandar wrote, "The passengers' troubles continue unabated. #WR's fast local 90186 (7:40 AM from Bhayandar to Churchgate) departs late every day and arrived at Bandra at 8:40 today. Despite numerous complaints, no improvements have been made."

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@drmbct@WesternRly@AshwiniVaishnaw@Dev_Fadnavis kis din mum suburb local train time pe chalaoge? Roj 10 to 20 min late si adat ho gyi he.. tweet karke thak gye but @WesternRly is still sleeping. pic.twitter.com/2Nzkmq8ECQ

— kalpeshbhatia (@kalpeshbhatia) March 27, 2026

 
Another local train commuter wrote that suburban trains are running 10 to 20 minutes late. One user wrote, "Today again delayed by 11 minutes. After laying of 5th and 6th line, trains are daily late by 10 to 15 minutes. Life was better before."Open in app