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.
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.
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.