Mumbai: Signal glitch hits trains on Western Railway; causes overcrowding

A glitch in the signalling system affected local trains on the Western Railway causing overcrowding at several stations on Tuesday evening a railway official said while sharing a Mumbai local train updates reported the PTIA few outstation trains and several local train services were hit due to the signal problem between Vasai and Virar stations around 435 pm he said as per the PTIThe train services between Vasai and Virar stations were affected because of signal failure on the DOWN slow and fast lines a spokesperson of the Western Railways said according to the PTIWork is underway to rectify the issue another official saidThe PTI reported according to commuters no trains were going towards Virar from Vasai which caused overcrowding at railway stations during evening peak hoursWestern Railway operates around 1400 suburban services daily between Churchgate and Dahanu stations and more than 30 lakh commuters travel on its suburban trains dailyMeanwhile in an official statement the Western Railway said that for the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand during this Holi season Western Railway has decided to run unreserved special trains on special fareAccording to a press release issued by Sumit Thakur ndash Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway the details of the special trains are as underTrain No 0909709098 Udhna ndash Barauni Unreserved Special Train 2 TripsTrain No 09097 Udhna Barauni Special will depart from Udhna on Thursday 21st March 2024 at 1100 hrs amp will reach Barauni at 2100 hrs the next daySimilarly Train No 09098 Barauni Udhna Special will depart from Barauni on Friday 22nd March 2024 at 2300 hrs amp will arrive Udhna at 1000 hrs on SundayEnroute this train will halt at Chalthan Bardoli Nandurbar Bhusaval Khandwa Itarsi Jabalpur Katni Satna Manikpur Prayagraj Chheoki Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay Buxar Ara Patliputra and Hajipur station in both directionsThis train comprise of General Second Class CoachesTrain No 0900909010 Udhna ndash Samastipur Unreserved Special Train 2 TripsTrain No 09009 Udhna Samastipur Special will depart from Udhna on Friday 22nd March 2024 at 2210 hrs amp will reach Samastipur at 0530 hrs on SundaySimilarly Train No 09010 Samastipur Udhna Special will depart from Samastipur on Sunday 24th March 2024 at 0730 hrs amp will arrive Udhna at 1700 hrs on MondayEnroute this train will halt at Chalthan Bardoli Nandurbar Jalgaon Bhusaval Khandwa Itarsi Jabalpur Katni Satna Prayagraj Chheoki Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyay Buxar Ara Danapur Patliputra Sonpur Hajipur and Muzaffarpur station in both directionsThis train comprise of General Second Class Coaches the Western Railway saidwith PTI inputs