Massive disruptions following derailment

Over 50 trains cancelled and nearly 90 delayed. Rickshaws make a killing, overcharging passengers

- Kamal Mishra

More that 50 trains were cancelled and nearly 90 were delayed on the account of derailment of a local train at Kalyan on Friday night. According to sources due to the derailment platform number two of Kalyan was not available till morning 7 am hence few trains were running late in the wee hours of Saturday.

According to spokesperson of CR, local trains running on both directions (Karjat and Kasara) were affected as the derailment of the state coach occurred on point number 148 at the Kasara end of Kalyan platform number 2. Karjat direction movement was restored after about an hour and the mail express trains which were obstructing the movement of relief trains were diverted via Karjat Lonavala Pune, Daund and back to Manmad.