Gujarat Flooding Delays Seven Mumbai-Bound Passenger Trains

Seven Mumbai-bound passenger trains were halted across Madhya Pradesh on July 23 after heavy rain pushed water above the danger mark on the Gholvad–Umargam Road rail section.

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Western Railway’s Ratlam Division said the interruption affected operations on the Delhi–Mumbai section when water rose at a bridge in the Mumbai Central Division. An official Western Railway update⁠ said train movement between Gholvad and Umbergaon Road had been suspended after the water level reached the danger mark.

The report from Madhya Pradesh⁠ listed the holding points as Ratlam, Namli, Nagda, Meghnagar, Limkheda, Thandla Road and Bamniya. The seven passenger trains were all travelling towards Mumbai.

Traffic over bridge No. 203 was stopped at 4:43 a.m. Western Railway restored both Up and Down lines at 6:50 a.m., initially applying a 15 km/h speed restriction, according to an operational update reported by PTI⁠.

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Mumbai-bound passengers receive food and water

Railway staff distributed food and drinking water to passengers during the prolonged stops. Local residents and social organisations also helped provide support, according to Ratlam Division public relations officer Mukesh Kumar.

At Bamniya station in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district, some passengers protested the delay. Eyewitnesses said one man lay on the tracks, several passengers gathered on the railway line, and others climbed onto the locomotive and shouted slogans.

Officials said several other Mumbai services were cancelled or short-terminated in response to rising water along railway lines in south Gujarat. Western Railway also set up help centres to provide train-running information and assistance.

The delayed trains began resuming their journeys as water receded and operating conditions permitted movement.