In Maharashtra, suburban local train services on the central railway mainline have been affected due to pantograph snag in the morning hours today. The incident took place at the Thakurli railway station near Kalyan on the CST-bound slow track due to which several up and down slow trains and long distance mail or express trains came to a standstill since the morning from Thakurli to Diva stations.

As a result of the four-hour holdup, the irritated office goers at the Diva station, pelted stones on the railwaymen in which a railway motorman suffered minor injuries. The commuters also tried to stop the fast trains that also led to further disruption of trains. In order to control the crowd, railway police force resorted to a lathi charge. Meanwhile, the Central Railway PRO has informed that the pantograph has been repaired and soon, the local train services will resume.

The motorman union has called off their flash strike after negotiations with central railway officials today. Earlier today, the motorman union had called a flash strike at CST Station following a stone pelting incident at Diva station in which a railway motorman suffered injuries. The central railway local line services were disrupted following a technical snag near Kalyan station. Due to a 5-hour long hold-back of trains, annoyed commuters started Rail Roko and pelted stones on local trains. Several up and down local trains and few long distance express trains were seen standstill at Dombivli, Diva, Mumbra and Thane stations. Huge office going crowd was also seen near all the central railway stations waiting for recommencement of train services.

Meanwhile, the local train services slowly resumed from Diva and CST station. Central railway officials said, as many trains are halted between the stations, it will still take some time to restore the local train services.