A suburban train derailed at Kalyan station in Thane district on Friday, about 60 kilometers from Mumbai. The incident occurred around 9.00 pm as the Titwala-CSMT train was entering platform number 2. No injuries were reported.
“The rear coach derailed when the train was at slow speed since it was about to halt at platform number 2,” said Swapnil Nila, Central Railway‘s chief public relations officer.Disruptions occurred on the mainline due to the derailment.
Central Railway’s Mumbai division DRM said, “Due to technical issue, mainline services are running behind schedule. Inconvenience is regretted.”
Kalyan station is a vital junction for both suburban and long-distance trains. This incident follows another derailment on Sunday at Mumbai Central station, which led to the cancellation of several suburban trains. In that incident, two coaches of an unoccupied local train derailed while entering a car shed from Mumbai Central, impacting services on the Western Railway.