Mumbai: Normal life in Mumbai was thrown out of gear as torrential rains battered the city on Friday leading to delays and cancellation of several local and long distance trains, leaving thousands of commuters stranded.
There seems to be no let up in the situation with the Meteorological Department predicting heavy to very heavy monsoon rains in some areas.
Following is the list of long-distance trains that are running late.
12934 Ahmedabad - Mumbai Central Karnavati Express will be terminated at Borivali and will be reversed from Borivali at 14.22 hrs. as Train No 12933 Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Karnavati Express.
12932 Ahmedabad - Mumbai Central Double Dekor Express will be terminated at Borivali and will be reversed from Borivali at 15.00 hrs as Train No 12931 Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Double Dekor Express.
12922 Surat- Mumbai Central Flying Ranee Express will be terminated at Andheri and will be reversed from Andheri at 18.21 hrs as Train No 12921 Mumbai Central - Surat Flying Ranee Express.
59024 Valsad- Mumbai Central Fast Passenger will be terminated at Andheri and will be reversed from Andheri at 18.35 hrs as Train No 59023 Mumbai Central - Valsad Fast Passenger .
12960 Bhuj – Dadar Express will be terminated at Borivali .
59440 Ahmedabad – Mumbai Central Passenger will be terminated at Palghar and will be reversed as Train No 59439 to Ahmedabad.
Meanwhile, flight operations at the city airport were also delayed by up to 45 minutes and three services had to be diverted due to incessant rain that has been lashing the financial capital since late last evening.
"The airport is operational but the flights are delayed by 45 minutes," a spokesperson for the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) had told the media.
Low-cost carrier Indigo's flight 6E445 coming from Lucknow and Jet Airways' 9W466 which had taken off from Chennai for the city, had to be diverted to Ahmedabad, while a Go Air flight (G8334) from Delhi had to be sent to Vadodara, she said.
Apart from that, there were four flights which had to do a "go around" before landing at the airport, the spokesperson said.
The delays are due to "ATC congestion" as the rain has affected flight timings.
The CSIA, which includes both the domestic as well as international terminals, is one of the busiest airport's in the country as it serves the financial capital.
(With PTI inputs)
