Kurla-Ambernath train derails near Kalyan, no reports of injury

Five coaches of an Ambernath-bound local from Kurla derailed near Kalyan on the Central line of the Mumbai suburban railways on Thursday morning, reports said.

Mumbai: 5 coaches of Kurla-Ambernath local derailed; No injuries reported; Services on Kalyan-Karjat suspended; Restoration work underway. pic.twitter.com/eyrh8R574b

— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2016

The derailment took place between Kalyan and Vithalwadi station at 5.53 am, The Financial Express reported . However, no one is reported to have been injured.

Local train services on the Kalyan-Karjat route on the Central lines have been temporarily suspended and restoration work has already begun, various reports said.

Mumbai: 5coaches of Kurla-Ambernath local derailed b/w Kalyan-Vitthalwadi at 5:53am;No injuries reported;Services on Kalyan-Karjat suspended

— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2016

Mumbai: 5 coaches of Kurla-Ambernath local derailed; No injuries reported; Services on Kalyan-Karjat suspended; Restoration work underway. pic.twitter.com/iaw5uVgWpl

— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2016

AN NDTV report said that local train services between Ambernath and Karjat have been restored, and the Central Railway has requested the Kalyan Dombivali Municipal corporation to run extra buses between Kalyan and Ambarnath and CST-Kalyan to facilitate commuters during the peak hours.

KDMC requested to run extra buses between Kalyan and Ambarnath. CST-Kalyan; Kasara suburban services are running.

— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) December 29, 2016

Mumbai: Trains CST-Pune Deccan Queen and CST-Pune Intercity Express cancelled on 29.12.2016 after #KurlaAmbernath local derailment.

— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2016

Mumbai: 22105 CST-Pune Indrayani Express diverted through Diva-Panvel-Karjat after #KurlaAmbernath local derailment.

— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2016

The Central line of the Mumbai suburban railways has been struggling to match up with the increasing number of passengers with trains more than often running over capacity. The Central line had been in news recently, when on 7 December, commuters staged a rail roko at Titwala station protesting against a delay in the arrival of a train. A similar protest had been staged at Badlapur, another station on the Central line in August, The Times of India reported.