The railways announced that due to a technical snag at Dadar, all train services on the fast and slow corridors had been stopped and resumed later. (File Photo)
Millions of peak-hour commuters were stranded after a technical snag at Dadar station today. A major power failure hit the Western Railway's suburban services following a theft of a battery box in Mumbai this morning, an official said.
The railways announced at various stations that all train services on the fast and slow corridors in both directions had been stopped due to a technical snag at Dadar.
Giving a stock of the situation, the Western Railway tweeted:
The theft resulted in the snapping of power supply between Andheri and Churchgate, affecting the entire Western Railway lifeline which is used by over four million commuters daily.
However, services delayed by over 30 minutes were operated on the Andheri-Virar section. BEST deployed extra buses to clear commuters rush in different directions. The Western Railways informed about the restoration on twitter, saying the Overhead Equipment or OHE was fixed.