On Tuesday evening at 5 pm, a goods train travelling from Gujarat to Mumbai derailed near Palghar station on the Western Railway. The derailment occurred due to a broken rail, causing some wagons to derail. While there were no casualties, the incident severely disrupted train services on the Western Railway. The...
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derailment damaged the tracks on platforms 2 and 3, leading to the suspension of services on both tracks. The overhead wires and pillars were also damaged, which could delay repairs. The train began to derail at point 117 near the Gujarat side of the platform. It is believed that the derailment could have caused significant casualties if the wagons and the iron coils they were carrying had fallen onto platform 2, where passengers were waiting for local trains headed towards Mumbai. The incident disrupted train services on platform 2 due to track damage and on platform 3 due to the derailed wagons and iron coils. Services on both platforms were suspended. The resumption of Mumbai-bound train services was expected to take over 24 hours. A team of officials and staff from Bandra arrived at the site with a Self-Propelled Auxiliary Tool Van about an hour and a half after the incident. Due to the lack of alternative arrangements, passengers had to rely on whatever transport they could find, even though an hour and a half had passed since the incident. All local trains heading towards Dahanu were halted indefinitely. The ST department arranged for buses to Nalasopara, Kelwe, and Boisar. The police superintendent of Palghar, Balasaherb Patil, and the inspector, Anant Parad, visited the site. All train services in the direction of Mumbai and Gujarat were completely halted for two hours before announcements were made. Passengers were advised to use ST buses or private vehicles as there were no arrangements for travel in the direction of Virar. Two hours later, arrangements were made for passengers travelling towards Gujarat, with the Virar-Surat shuttle leaving from platform 1 at 6:45 pm and the Ghazipur-Bandra express stopping at Dahanu from Virar station at 7:15 pm. The August Kranti Rajdhani Express and the Jaipur Express departed from platform 1 of Palghar station at 6:30 pm towards Gujarat.