Train services on the Western Railway network were suspended early morning on Thursday, July 23, 2026, after heavy rainfall in Maharashtra’s Palghar district caused rivers beneath railway bridges to rise above danger levels. Train movement on Bridge No. 203 between Umargam Road and Gholvad was halted at 4:43 am. Operations resumed at 6:50 am with a strict speed limit of 15 kmph to ensure safety.
Western Railway cancelled 52 trains on Thursday, with 46 services short-terminated and 19 diverted due to flooding along critical routes. Among the cancelled trains were the Mumbai-Ahmedabad Express, Bandra Terminus-Ramnagar Express, Mumbai Central-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat
Express, Virar-Valsad Passenger, and Bandra Terminus-Surat Intercity Express. The Surat-Mumbai Central Flying Rani was short-terminated at Udhna, while the Surat-Virar Express concluded at Valsad.
Rail operations were also temporarily suspended on Bridge No. 230 in Sanjan Yard and Bridge No. 284 between Udvada and Vapi due to rising water levels. Suburban services were disrupted, with the Churchgate-Dahanu Road local terminating at Vangaon and cancellations on the Vangaon to Dahanu Road segment. The return Dahanu Road-Borivali local commenced from Vangaon to manage the affected section.
Senior officials and engineering teams were deployed by Western Railway to continuously monitor river water levels
and inspect the affected bridges and tracks. These measures aim to ensure track integrity before normal train services are resumed over these flood-impacted routes.
The flooding on multiple bridges affected numerous Mumbai-bound express and suburban trains, disrupting passenger journeys. The imposed 15 kmph speed restriction on reopened sections has further impacted transit times across the heavily used Western Railway corridor.
Western Railway confirmed that train movements were suspended as a precaution following rivers crossing the danger level underneath tracks. Normal train operations will only restart once floodwaters recede and safety is verified on affected routes.
