5 days ago
OHE Wire Snap Halts Kasara Route Services at Kalyan
An overhead railway wire broke at Kalyan station on Sunday afternoon.
The wire powers trains traveling toward Kasara.
Because it broke, local and express trains had to stop temporarily.
The problem lasted for about 45 minutes.
Many passengers were delayed and crowds formed at the station.
Railway engineers quickly arrived to repair the wire.
Some trains were moved through other platforms while repairs were underway.
After the repair, train services slowly returned to normal.
An overhead equipment wire snapped at Kalyan station on Sunday afternoon.
The fault halted local and express trains on the Kasara-bound down line.
Services were disrupted for about 45 minutes, causing crowding and commuter inconvenience.
Power to Platforms 3, 4 and 5 was temporarily switched off for safety.
Engineers restored the wire, and train operations gradually returned to normal.
- Who
- Railway engineers, technical teams, railway officials, and Kalyan Railway Protection Force personnel responded to the disruption; commuters were affected.
- What
- An overhead equipment wire snapped, temporarily halting train services on the Kasara-bound down line.
- Where
- Kalyan railway station, with the wire snapping near Platform No. 2.
- When
- Sunday afternoon; services were disrupted for around 45 minutes.
- Why
- A technical fault caused the overhead wire to snap, requiring repairs and temporary power shutdowns for safety.
Key facts
- Location
- Kalyan railway station
- Affected route
- Kasara-bound down line
- Incident site
- Platform No. 2
- Duration
- Approximately 45 minutes
- Affected services
- Local and express trains
- Safety measure
- Power to Platforms 3, 4 and 5 was temporarily switched off
- Service recovery
- The damaged wire was repaired and operations gradually resumed
Sources
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