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Five people were injured while a pedestrian near Andheri Station collapsed on Tuesday morning, blocking rail services on the west line of Mumbai's suburban train network. The bridge is part of the Gokhale Bridge on the SV road that connects Andheri West to the East.
Mumbai had witnessed an increase in rainfall activity on Monday after a generally dry weather over the weekend.
The meteorological bureau said that Mumbai could expect a wet week in anticipation of intermittent rains. of the week.
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Unceasing Rain May Have Caused Cracks in the Bridge: Official
An Official from the Unity of Disaster Management told PTI that it seemed like the incessant rain had caused cracks in the foot overbridge, which later resulted in collapse. "Fortunately, there was no train under the track," he added
. The official also said that firefighters and other agencies had been mobilized to clean the debris
The NDRF team saved 2 ANI people.
31 BEST BUSES FROM ANDHERI
A total of 31 buses are organized from Andheri to different roads in the city, announced the management unit of BMC disasters. The bus numbers are 2, 4, 440, 348, 202, 203, 225.
Numbers of Assistance of the Western Railways
Here are the numbers of the Western railroad assistance for Andheri, Churchgate, Borivali and Central Mumbai.
WR HelpLine numbers in view of the traffic assigned to Mumbai are as in: –
Andheri –
022676 30054
Churchgate –
02267622540
Borivali-
02267634053
Mumbai Central-
02267644257 #WRUpdated @drmbct
– Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 3, 2018
The Chief Minister of Maharashtra said that he had asked the Mumbai Police Commissioner to ensure the proper conduct of the circulation. He also asked the Commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal (BMC) to increase the frequency of the BEST buses.
CM @Dev_Fadnavis spoke to @CPMumbaiPolice and commissioner of the BMC on #GokhaleBridgeCollapse incident. The CM asked CP to ensure traffic flow and also asked Commissioner BMC to increase the frequency of BEST buses for the convenience of commuters. #MumbaiRains
– CMO Maharashtra (@CMOMaharashtra) 3 July 2018
Avoid train travel if possible: Western Railway
Western Railway says that 39, it works on the restoration of services between Andheri and Vile Speaks.
As trains travel between Virar-Goregaon and Bandra-Churchgate, WR advised commuters to travel only when necessary to avoid inconvenience
Mumbai Police advised commuters from Andheri East to West to follow Bisleri Junction, then take Teli Galli following Surve Chowk towards Andheri Subway, then take the road SV
from west to east are invited to follow JVPD after the junction of Sujay Hospital leading to the University of Mithibai, then take the SV road.
For those wishing to use the Western Express (WEH) Expressway, police requested to fly over Captain Gore to Vile East, then to Aadhard Junction and Vile Talk to WEH [19659032] 9:50 AM IST
5 wounded in the collapse of a bridge sent to the hospital
Five people injured in the collapse of the bridge were sent to the l & # 39; 39, hospital, says the Railway Protection Force (RPF)
"Do not think that someone is stuck under the debris." The Railway Administration, the RPF, the GRP, the police municipal are present and debris removal is underway.The railways will probably start operating within the next four hours, "Kudvalkar told ANI.
Dabbawalas suspends deliveries on the Western Railway routes
The Bombay dabbawalas on Tuesday suspended their deliveries. Western Railways (WR), but will continue services on other roads.
The Central Railway extends three trains from Kurla to Ghatkopar
CR announced that three Kurla were extended until Ghatkopar to
The Local train services to Kalyan and Karjat operate with a delay of 20 minutes.
BEST runs additional buses between Andheri and Borivali
are being run between Andheri and Borival for the convenience of commuters, said Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transportation (BEST ).
"We will also ask our staff to make the necessary announcements so that passengers receive correct information," said Surendrakumar Bagde, chief executive officer of BEST
Rains delay services railway on the central line [19659007] The services on the central line were affected due to heavy rains, with trains running late. The services on the Harbor Line operate with a delay of 15 to 20 minutes
The Central Railway has opened additional wickets at the Dadar and Ghatkopar stations.
Efforts to Restore West Line Services [19659007] "Senior railway officers as well as appropriate personnel were dispatched to the site and every effort is made to restore traffic to the affected section as soon as possible, "said Western Railway.
Do not panic: Central Railway commuter
Central Railway encourages commuters to travel without panic. "Do not believe in rumors." One person was saved from debris
A north-east Mumbai legislator, Kirit Somaiya, tweets that one person was found on the street debris
Andheri FOB Collapse , FireBrigade & Railway officials told me 1 person is caught in the debris, he is alive, Fire Brigade Team confident of saving his life
– Kirit Somaiya (19459040) July 3, 2018 [19659057] The National Disaster Reaction Force (NDRF) team reached the point of collapse of the bridge.
The railway restores the services of the port line
"Central Railway, Main and Transhipment Trains on Central Railway Operate Normally", Chief Central Relation Officer (CPRO), Central Railway
Passengers on the harbor line on the west line between Andheri and Bandra were allowed to circulate on the central line for
The railways say that they will first try to restore the services of the Harbor Line.
Western and Harbor Line Train Services Strike
The Bridge Collapse blocked train services on the West Line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway System, with all train services between Churchgate and Andheri initially suspended.
The Virar-Goregaon and Churchgate-Bandra services were quickly restored. However, rail services between Andheri and Bandra are likely to be suspended for hours.
Part of the bridge collapses in Andheri
An overbridge near Andheri Station collapsed on Tuesday morning. Three people were injured in the incident.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade sent four firefighters to the scene. "We are on the spot and we are trying to check with the locals if anyone is missing because they could be trapped under the rubble," said the Bombay Fire Department in Beijing. ANI news agency.
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