Mumbai: Heavy rain of the Mumbai and suburban parts since early morning on Friday, which leads to water logging on track in several places and affects local train services, officials said.
Suburban trains on the main route of the central train and port lines running 20 to 25 minutes behind their schedule, an official said.
Today’s local train services only run for personnel involved in health and other important services, and are beyond the limit for public commuters considering the Covid-19 pandemic.
A citizenship official said that the city had witnessed rain early, but the suburbs have reported more rainfall.
#Watch | Maharashtra: Dahisar region of Mumbai Waterlogged following heavy rainfall in the city this morning. pic.twitter.com/oda7ya14L.
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Within three hours at 7 am, the city of Mumbai Island recorded 36 mm rainfall, while the eastern and western suburbs respectively recorded 75 mm and 73 mm rainfall.
A railroad center official said that because of logging in the route near Kurla Station in East Mumbai, suburban services on the main line (between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajterminus and Kurla) and the port line (CSMT-Vashi-Panvel) has been affected since morning.