Updated On: 05 October, 2023 07:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Commuters face harrowing crowds as technical snags, derailments delay trains on the metro and suburban local railway, both CR and WR

The coach of an empty local train derailed at a crossing point while it was entering the car shed around 11.30 am at Mumbai Central station on Wednesday, leading to disruptions. Pic/Shadab Khan
On a day of disruptions on Wednesday, the Mumbai Metro Blue Line One services went for a toss for the second consecutive day, the Western Railway (WR) saw the derailment of a coach of an empty local train near Mumbai Central, and Panvel-bound trains on the Harbour line of Central Railway (CR) continued to witness technical works, all of which led to delays.
The Metro One team updated on Wednesday morning that services were slightly delayed due to a technical fault at 9:58 am and were restored by 10:12 am. Commuters complained that trains ran late for quite some time even after that. On Tuesday too, a technical snag put services on Line One out of gear, leading to extreme crowding and delays.