Mumbai: Harbour Line train halted for 25 minutes after fire near tracks
Vijay Singh | TNN | Updated: Mar 1, 2019, 16:01 IST
A fire in the dry grass along the railway track delayed a Harbour Line local train by 25 minutes at Belapur-CBD station. NAVI MUMBAI: A Panvel-bound Harbour Line local train was delayed by 25 minutes at the Belapur CBD station due to a fire seen close to the tracks on Thursday afternoon.
Central Railway personnel, as well as the local fire brigade, rushed to the site to extinguish the flames caused by the burning of dry grass along the railway line.
Many commuters jumped out of the local which had arrived at Belapur station at 2.46pm, but could not proceed ahead for the next 25 minutes due to the fire.
Recently, a similar delay was also noticed at Khandeshwar railway station along the Harbour Line due to a fire next to the tracks.
"Some miscreants often set the dry grass along the tracks on fire, leading to such problems. Some of the railway cleaning staff also set the garbage on fire close to the tracks, which is also a wrong thing to do as it causes smoke and air pollution," said a local city environmentalist.
The CT train services were regularised after the fire at Belapur CBD was completely put off in the afternoon.
Central Railway personnel, as well as the local fire brigade, rushed to the site to extinguish the flames caused by the burning of dry grass along the railway line.
Many commuters jumped out of the local which had arrived at Belapur station at 2.46pm, but could not proceed ahead for the next 25 minutes due to the fire.
Recently, a similar delay was also noticed at Khandeshwar railway station along the Harbour Line due to a fire next to the tracks.
"Some miscreants often set the dry grass along the tracks on fire, leading to such problems. Some of the railway cleaning staff also set the garbage on fire close to the tracks, which is also a wrong thing to do as it causes smoke and air pollution," said a local city environmentalist.
The CT train services were regularised after the fire at Belapur CBD was completely put off in the afternoon.
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