Rail traffic hit on Mumbai’s Western Line as coach derails

MUMBAI: Local train traffic on Mumbai's Western Line was affected on Tuesday morning after an empty coach derailed on the busy route.
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The coach derailed between the Elphinstone and Lower Parel stations on the slow line, news agency ANI reported.
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Even as restoration work was underway, officials attempted to normalize traffic by diverting slow trains between Mumbai Central and Dadar on the fast tracks.
A spokesperson for Western Railway said, "The incident happened at 2.15 am while carrying out shunting operation. The coach was pulled into the Lower Parel workshop when it derailed. The OHE too was damaged, thus affecting services on Up and Down lines."
It will take at least two to three more hours to restore the line.
(With inputs from ANI)