Western Railway suburban train services ran with a delay of 10-15 minutes through the day due to the rains, with a major cause being waterlogging at Marine Lines and Borivali stations in the south and north of the network, respectively
On Central Railway, suburban trains were 10-15 minutes late since morning, with the operations deteriorating in the evening due to waterlogging on the tracks at the north-end of Kalyan, officials said
CR chief public relations officer Shivraj Manaspure said trains were running 20-25 minutes late due to waterlogging in Kalyan area
WR officials said the waterlogging at Marine Lines station was caused by the construction work underway for the Coastal Road, an ambitious project being helmed by the BMC. "Due to the Coastal Road work, excavated debris is blocking the outfall, which is why outfall culverts are operating at half capacity," WR chief public relations officer Sumit Thakur said.
However, it was refuted by BMC officials who claimed waterlogging in Marine Lines was due to closure of Patanjain outfall caused by small stones and trash being brought in by the sea waves
Water-logging was witnessed in Matunga, DN Nagar, Byculla, Trombay, Azad Maidan, Kandivali, Kalbadevi, Oshiwara, Dahisar, Magathane at 3:30pm, with water being almost half-feet in most of these areas
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