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Mumbai, Aug 19 (PTI) More than 500 passengers were rescued on Tuesday evening after two overcrowded Monorail trains on elevated tracks got stuck between stations in Mumbai on a day of torrential rains, with over a dozen passengers complaining of suffocation, officials said. The rescue operation was over after almost four hours, they said, adding that overcrowding and power supply failure led to the snags. One of the Monorail trains was stuck between Mysore Colony and Bhakti Park, and cranes ha ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 19 (ANI): Preliminary investigation into the Mumbai Monorail incident that occurred on Tuesday evening have revealed that overcrowding was the main reason, stated a press note by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The MMRDA in their press note mentioned that due to overcrowding, the weight of the monorail had risen to 109 metric tonnes, which crossed its designed capacity of 104 metric tonnes, causing a break in the mechanical cont ...Read More >
Mumbai: Two Mumbai Monorail services shut down abruptly on Tuesday evening. On the two elevated trains, around 800 passengers were stranded, of which by 10 pm the Mumbai Fire Brigade rescued around 650 passengers, officials said. Passengers Suffer Breathlessness Out of total rescued, 15 suffered breathless and were treated in the ambulance on-spot. While, one was taken to KEM Hospital, but the passengers condition was said to be stable. Disruption Reported at Chembur and Wadala The incidents ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 19 (ANI): Preliminary investigation into the Mumbai Monorail incident on Tuesday evening has revealed that overcrowding was the primary cause of the disruption, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) stated in a press note. The MMRDA in their press note mentioned that due to overcrowding, the weight of the monorail had risen to 109 metric tonnes, which crossed its designed capacity of 104 metric tonnes, causing a break in the mechanical ...Read More >
Mumbai, August 19: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday ordered probe after hundreds of passengers had a narrow escape after a major breakdown of the Mumbai Monorail due to heavy rains today. Services were disrupted when a monorail running between Bhakti Park and Chembur stopped abruptly near Mysore Colony station, leaving passengers stranded inside for hours. There are reports that there were around 400 passengers inside the monorail when the incident occurred. Rescue operati ...Read More >
Mumbai, August 19: The commuters who were stuck inside the Mumbai Monorail near Mysore Colony station between Chembur and Bhakti Park on Tuesday, due to a power supply issue, are now being rescued by the Mumbai fire brigade. Moreover, a Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officer said that around 200 passengers are being rescued. According to BMC, the monorail service between Chembur and Bhakti Park was halted due to a technical glitch around 6:15 p.m. Passengers on the monorail contacted ...Read More >
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