On January 3, Commuters on Central line faced difficulty with local trains running late by almost an hour. The disruption in the local train service was caused due to an overhead wire breaking at Ambivali station due to which railway stations on Central line were crowded with office-goers who had to wait during peak hours.
The overhead wire broke down after a truck crashed into the gate of a railway crossing which affected the electric supply of the overhead wire. Upon knowing the incident, railway officials immediately took measures to repair the overhead wire and ensure the restoration of services.
A road vehicle has dashed the level crossing boom which resulted touching the OHE near Ambivali. Staff working on to restore services. Kindly bear with us.
— Central Railway (@Central_Railway) January 3, 2020
The accident took place at 5:00 am on Friday and despite the best attempts from the Railway officials to restore the services back to normalcy, the trains service faced a delay of 45-50 minutes.
The long-distance trains were adversely affected due to the incident causing the passengers from Ambernath, Badlapur faced overcrowded local trains during peak hours. On the other hand, express trains such as Panchawati Express, Rajyarani, Punjab Mail, etc. ran behind their schedule.
Railway officials had imposed a block of 30 minutes after the wire was repaired as a precautionary measure.
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