Fire Damages Signalling Equipment, Disrupts Western Railway Services

A fire broke out near railway tracks between two stations in Maharashtra's Palghar district, damaging signalling equipment and disrupting train services on the Western Railway's Mumbai suburban network, officials said on Monday. 

The blaze was reported at 11.20 pm on Sunday and was extinguished within 30 minutes, Western Railway's Chief Public Relations Officer Vineet Abhishek said.

No injuries were reported in the incident, but it disrupted suburban services on the



Western Railway route. Several local and long-distance trains were running late, he said. 

Commuters complained that local trains were running at least 15 to 20 minutes behind schedule on Monday morning, leading to increased crowding at stations and inside trains.

The fire damaged signalling equipment, resulting in the failure of multiple track circuits in the section. As a result, the suburban services timetable was affected, and they were running late, the official said.