Mumbai Rains All Passengers Evacuated Safely From Mahalaxmi Express
Mumbai Rains: All 700 passengers evacuated safely from Mahalaxmi Express
Train Struck In Rain; Stranded Passengers Evacuated without Pain
Mumbai-Kolhapur Mahalaxmi Express has been stranded since early Saturday morning with around 700 passengers on board after heavy rains flooded the tracks.
The train has been held up since 3 am between Badlapur and Vangani in Maharashtra, which is 100 kilometres away from Mumbai, a passenger onboard said.
A Central Railways officer said 700 passengers were on-board the train. However, initial reports claimed around 2,000 passengers were stranded.