New Delhi: A surprising incident has come to light from Maharashtras Mumbai where many commuters are walking on the railway tracks on Wednesday morning. The local train was delayed for almost an hour, causing problems for people going to work and others. These commuters posed their life at risk. Railway officials rushed to resolve the issue, however, for many this delay had already caused significant disruption to their day.Video shared on X platform With no trains running, frustrated office-goers risked their lives by walking on the tracks to reach their workplaces. Despite the dangers and life at risk, many commuters chose to walk on the route.People walking on Tracks to reach their work place owing to overhead wire issue between Matunga & Sion.Hardship of Mumbaikars continues during #MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/KFkf5I3B64— Mumbai Nowcast (@s_r_khandelwal) July 24, 2024Netizens reaction to the post A user of the X platform wrote, Its high time Mumbaikars realise that this isnt the spirit of Mumbai but a failure of the system and we are exploited by every government anyway possible! Its high time Mumbaikars realise that this isnt the spirit of Mumbai but a failure of the system and we are exploited by every government anyway possible!— You Know Who (@yourowncritic) July 24, 2024Another user wrote, Govt has failed Mumbai. Its a daily struggle for us. Rains make it worse. Its the financial capital but the conditions are really worse here. This shows that govt has neglected this city inspite of being the most populous. Govt has failed Mumbai. Its a daily struggle for us. Rains make it worse. Its the financial capital but the conditions are really worse here. This shows that govt has neglected this city inspite of being the most populous.— Saurabh Bidi (@saurabhbd1994) July 24, 2024Train services derailed by falling bambooAccording to Central Railway officials, local train services on the main line of the Mumbai suburban network erupted on Wednesday morning after a bamboo structure fell on overhead wire between Sion and Matunga stations. Central Railways chief public relations officer Swapnil Nila stated, A bamboo structure erected around a building adjacent to the railway line fell down on the UP fast (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-bound) line between Sion and Matunga stations at around 7.25 am.He added that due to the incident, the fast local train services on the mainline were held up as they had to switch off the power supply to the overhead wire to remove the bamboo. Services on this line were restored at 8.20 am.The bamboo Pole which had fallen on overhead equipment between Sion and Matunga was removed at 8:25 and the traffic on up fast local line has been restored. @Central_Railway @ANI— Dr Swapnil Nila (@swapnil_IRTS) July 24, 2024
