Mumbai local train coach derails near Dombivli in Thane; suburban services disrupted

Mumbai: A coach of an empty local train derailed near Dombivli station in Maharashtra's Thane district on Monday morning, affecting services on the busy Mumbai suburban rail network, officials said.

No person was injured as the local train was empty at the time of the derailment, a Central Railway spokesperson said.

The incident occurred at 8.09 am when the train was heading from Kalwa car shed to Kalyan, he said.

At least three local train services were held up due to the disruption, the spokesperson added.

The incident occurred on the main line of Central Railway's Mumbai suburban network, which connects Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in the metropolis with neighbouring Thane and Raigad districts. 

In a separate development, a wagon of a goods train derailed after it collided with a car at a level crossing in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Sunday, officials said.

According to officials, the accident occurred near the over-bridge within the Bokaro Thermal police station (BTPS) limits, when the goods train was coming out from the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) power plant, they said.

Officer in charge of the BTPS Pinku Kumar said that one wagon of the goods train derailed, and no one was injured in this accident. Further investigation is underway.

"The accident occurred when the train was rolling back after unloading coal at the plant. At that time, the level crossing gate was open, and a vehicle was crossing it. The train hit the car and dragged it for some distance before halting," said Akhilesh Mishra, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Dhanbad Division.

The driver of the car is safe, and railway officials have rushed to the site to ascertain the cause of the accident, he added.