Chaos erupted at the Diva railway crossing on Friday — the only level crossing on the Central Railway’s busy main line between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) and Kalyan. Despite the phatak (gate) remaining open for 25 minutes, from 12.20 pm to 12.45 pm, road traffic refused to move due to severe encroachments on the east side of the crossing.

The stalled traffic spilled onto the railway tracks, bringing both road and rail movement to a standstill. As a result, several trains were delayed — down direction services were affected between Mumbra and Diva, while up direction trains were held up between Kopar and Diva.