Night long operations to rescue passengers stuck in local trains

Commendable night-long operations were conducted to rescue passengers stranded in numerous local trains along Ambernath-Badlapur after services stopped due to water-logging on tracks. Railway officials said that the unprecedented flooding was due to heavy rainfall compounded with the overflowing Ulhas river resulting in water logging at Ambernath.

Passengers of stranded CSMT-bound trains were evacuated earlier though a few refused to get down.

The RPF, fire brigade then began evacuating Karjat-bound trains one by one. Teams of the NDRF had also left for Ambernath/Badlapur and officials were stationed at all stations to assist passengers.

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