On November 11, the Belapur-Kharkopar railway line which was inaugurated, faced its first technical glitch on Monday evening, disrupting services for nearly half an hour. Due to the snapping of the pantograph, rail services were affected between 5:00 pm to 5:27 pm.
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The incident took place when Central Railway (CR) employee tried removing the flowers and decorative items that were attached to the Kharkopar-bound train which was stationed at Belapur. However, the items touched the overhead wire and it led to sparks shutting down the pantograph, cutting off the power supply to the train. Local train services on the route resumed operations around 5.27 pm.
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One of the senior CR officials confirmed the incident saying that an immediate block was undertaken to remove it after which services began operating.
From November 12, the fourth railway corridor of local train services between Belapur and Kharkopar started operating for passengers. The 12-km corridor connects Nerul in Belapur with Kharkopar in Ulwe. 40 local train services ply daily, of which 20 are operated between Kharkopar and Nerul, and the rest between Belapur and Kharpokar.
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