Mumbai: 3 dead, 15 injured after falling from local train

The turbulence in local trains in Mumbai has taken a toll. Three people died after they fell from a local train between Nahur and Bhandup stations (central line) during heavy rush. Fifteen people were injured.

The Nahur station is just ahead of the Mulund station. Central Railway chief PRO Vidyadhar Malegaonkar said the primary reason of the incident was overcrowding.

Union Railway Minister Mukul Roy has announced compensation for the victims' families. "Railways announces compensation of Rs 2 lakh for the families of the two who died in the accident. The ministry is working overtime to normalise the situation by this evening. Eight per cent of the services have been normalised. Senior level railway officials inspected the technical snag in Mumbai, a committee has been formed to look into the technical snags."

Fifteen per cent of the trains on the central line were not yet running. The Central Railway announced that it has restored over 85 per cent of the services on Thursday.

Alternate arrangements were made on Wednesday like allowing passengers in express trains, allowing them to use parts of Western line.

Millions of commuters and students in the city faced a harrowing time on Wednesday as local trains were running late by around 40 minutes following a fire in a signal cabin on the Central Railway (CR).

Around 12.15 am early Wednesday, fire gutted the main signal cabin at Kurla station and sent the entire electric and signal cabling network on the blink.

The fire was brought under control in a short time and there were no casualties reported.

Mumbai's suburban train services, comprising Western Railway, Central Railway and Harbour lines, which ferry nearly eight million people to and from their homes and offices in Mumbai, Thane and Raigad, are the lifeline of the country's commercial capital.