“OHE wire issue at Palghar since 18:55. UP (towards Mumbai) and DOWN (travelling out of Mumbai) trains held up. Tower wagon are being moved to site,” the Western Railway said in a statement.
This snag led to multiple long-distance and suburban trains being stranded on tracks, causing inconvenience to passengers amid the evening peak hours.
The railway authorities have deployed a tower wagon, a specialised vehicle used for the maintenance of overhead electrification systems at the site immediately after the fault was detected. The restoration work is currently underway, sources said.
The exact cause of the OHE wire fault is yet to be ascertained, they said. PTI COR NP