Thane: CR services hit as soil below tracks at Ulhasnagar gets washed away

26 June,2015 10:23 AM IST |   |  A Correspondent

Central Railway commuters had a horror time on Friday morning as services on the line were disrupted again after the soil below the tracks beside Ulhasnagar station got washed away leading to a crater-like formation


Central Railway commuters had a horror time on Friday morning as services on the line were disrupted again after the soil below the tracks beside Ulhasnagar station got washed away leading to a crater-like formation.


The gaping hole on the track next to Ulhasnagar station.

The incident occurred around 6:40 in the morning following which trains on the Down line were suspended while those on the Up section were held up for nearly an hour.

Pic/Shrikant

Services were restored at around 9:15 am, but trains are running slowly.

Men at work to repair the hole. Pic/Shrikant

On Tuesday as well, train services were hit on the Central line after an overhead wire snapped at Dadar.

People walking towards Ulhasnagar station as train services were stopped.

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