Heavy rains continued across Mumbai and adjoining districts in Maharashtra on Monday after one of the strongest spells of the monsoon season caused deaths, building collapses and major disruption to train and flight services across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) over the weekend.
Most suburban local train services remained running on Monday morning, although some routes were running behind schedule, according to updates from the Central Railway and Western Railway. Follow live updates related to Mumbai rains here.
Mumbai rains: Check local train status
As per the latest update shared by Central Railway at 8 AM in a post on X, here is the status of local train services on the following routes:
- Main Line (CSMT – Kalyan – Karjat – Khopoli – Kasara): Trains are running.
- Harbor Line (CSMT – Panvel – Goregaon): Trains are running.
- Trans Harbor Line (Thane – Vashi – Panvel): Trains are running.
- Port Line (Belapur – Nerul – Uran): Trains are running.
- Mumbai Suburban Western Railway (Churchgate – Dahanu Road): Trains are running 10 to 15 minutes behind schedule, according to the latest Western Railway update shared on X at 8am.
- Harbor Railway Western Line (Mahim – Goregaon): Trains are operating normally, according to Circular X.
- Vasai-Virar Road: Train services are running on a limited schedule due to waterlogging, and passengers have been advised to plan their journey accordingly and allow additional travel time, the Divisional Railway Manager (Mumbai Division) of Western Railway said in a post on X at 8:34 am.
Heavy rain in Mumbai
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rains at several places in Mumbai on Monday, and isolated areas are likely to receive very heavy rains.
The forecast comes after continued rainfall over the weekend affected normal life across the city, leading to waterlogging, traffic congestion and disruption of transport services.
The IMD said active monsoon conditions are likely to continue across the Konkan region, and Mumbai is expected to remain under the influence of a severe monsoon spell, HT reported earlier.
The Meteorological Department has also forecast heavy to very heavy rains at several places in neighboring Thane, with very heavy rains expected in isolated areas. In Palghar, heavy to very heavy rains are also expected at several locations.
Authorities have declared a holiday for all government, private and civil schools and colleges in Mumbai due to orange alert issued for heavy rains.
Mumbai and its surrounding areas have witnessed extremely heavy rainfall over the past few days, causing waterlogging and downing of many trees. Since June 30, three people, including a student, have lost their lives in rain-related accidents.
