Mumbai local train impacted: Cloth entangled in OHE disrupts services towards CSMT; office-goers face delays

Mumbai local train services saw a disruption on Saturday after a piece of cloth got entangled in overhead equipment (OHE) at Sewri station on the Central Railway's Harbour line.

The incident occurred on platform number two of Sewri railway station around 9.45 am, halting CSMT-bound local trains, Central Railway chief public relations officer Swapnil Nila told PTI.

Commuters companied of a delay of 15 to 20 minutes during the peak hour on Saturday as trains on the Harbour line, which connects south Mumbai to the western suburbs and Navi Mumbai were impacted by the incident.


Local train services from Wadala had to be halted and officials switched off the power to the OHE to remove the hanging cloth, the officials said, adding that the services were restored at 10.13 am.