Mumbai Local Train Update: Services on Harbour Line Between Vashi and Panvel Restored After Temporary Suspension

Mumbai local train services in Harbour line have been fully restored after it was suspended between Vashi and Panvel due to technical issue between Seawoods Darave and Nerul on UP Harbour Line,  Up & Down Line services in early hours of Monday, July 7. Central Railway (CR) informed that the first local from Panvel to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) departed at 6.02 AM, while the first local towards Panvel from CSMT left at 5.06 AM, both passing through the newly restored section and marking the resumption of normal operations.

Restoration work has been completed.
The first local from Panvel (PL-11) towards CSMT, Ex Panvel, is at 06.02 hrs, & the first local towards Panvel, CSMT Dep 05.06 hrs (PL-11), has passed through the restored section.
Harbour Line services are now fully restored.

— DRM Mumbai CR (@drmmumbaicr) July 7, 2025

Earlier in the day, during the restoration works, local train services were suspended between Vashi and Belapur, leading to significant inconvenience for daily commuters. However, services continued to operate between CSMT – Vashi – CSMT, Belapur – Panvel – Belapur, Thane – Nerul – Thane.

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To help affected early morning commuters, special buses were arranged by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT), Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) and BEST between Belapur and Vashi stations.

So the "technical problem" announced on the harbour line on Sunday evening is actually a derailment of a Track Relaying Train (TRT) between Seawoods and Nerul. Harbour and Trans-Harbour have been affected. #MumbaiRailwaypic.twitter.com/LUDm83IMk7

— Rajendra B. Aklekar (@rajtoday) July 6, 2025

Meanwhile, according to a journalist, the brief technical snag on the Harbour line was actually a derailment of a Track Relaying Train (TRT) between Seawoods and Nerul, which affected Harbour and Trans-Harbour.