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Western Railway Restores Service After Fatal VirarVaitarna Incident

The stoppage exposed how a single fatality can gridlock Mumbai’s busiest rail corridor.

Overview

  • An unidentified man was run over by train 22919 on the Western Railway between Virar and Vaitarna, and a railway official said the body became entangled in the locomotive.
  • Western Railway halted the long‑distance train and suspended downline traffic for nearly two hours as crews followed safety rules that bar movement until a body is removed.
  • Railway Protection Force, railway police, staff, and the local fire brigade extricated the body and cleared the track, after which the train continued toward Surat.
  • The disruption delayed at least seven mail and express trains and two suburban services, with one VirarDahanu local held at Virar and another Dahanu-bound local stopped between Naringi and Ghaskopri.
  • PTI cited a railway official who called it a suspected suicide or trespassing case, the deceased has not been identified, and officials are investigating as residual delays ease across the line.