Monorails come face-to-face to rescue stranded passengers
Monorail services were disrupted on Saturday evening in Mumbai after a train stopped functioning due to a power failure, following which authorities deployed another to tow it away and rescue stranded passengers. Pictures of the two trains, which seemingly came face-to-face, led to speculations that a head-on collision was averted but authorities denied reports of two trains nearly crashing.
Monorail services in Mumbai were disrupted on Saturday after a train going to Chembur stopped functioning due to a power failure. Officials immediately deployed another train to tow away the affected rake. The power failure on Monorail track in the city led to emergency evacuation of coaches at Chembur station in the evening. Passengers who were inside the rake that suffered power failure were helped out using the keys of the monorail staff. The pictures of the trains led to speculation that the two rakes came face-to-face and a head-on collision was averted but MMRDA authorities denied reports that two monorail trains nearly crashed. UPS Madan, MMRDA Chief said, "One Monorail rake lost power before it could reach the Chembur station, due to which we had to send another to rake to push it so that the rake could reach Chembur station. The rumours of collision or any rescue of passengers who got stuck are completely false".The Mumbai monorail, the first such service in the country, was inaugurated in 2014 and runs a 8.93-km-long route between Chembur and Wadala.Also Read:Uttar Pradesh: Satyagarh Express hits goods train near Sitapur, 5 people injured