Suburban rail services on Central Railway were hit this morning, putting lakhs of commuters at discomfort.

As per reports, trouble started after a pantograph of a local train broke near Thakurli station in Thane district.

The train stopped on the tracks and blocked the busy route.

Trains were delayed by 15-10 minutes with the railway authorities diverting the slow trains to fast tracks as an interim measure.

However, commuters waiting at the Diva station protested against the delays, leading to disruption of services. Passengers also resorted to a rail roko at Diva and burned a police van. Early reports say agitated passengers who were protesting on the tracks were lathi-charged by the police.


Pic: Irate passengers at Diva attempt to wreck a van.