Even as the restoration work on the affected track was on, six long distance trains have been cancelled, nine trains have been short-terminated while over a dozen have been diverted on alternate routes, a railway spokesman said.
Six suburban train services between Chhattrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) and Kasara have also been cancelled besides local train services on the Asangaon-Kasara section, causing inconvenience to a lot of daily commuters on the route.
One person was killed, four were injured seriously, and nine sustained minor injuries when Mumbai-Gondia Vidarbha Express collided with derailed bogies of a local train between Kasara and Umbermali last night.
The deceased has been identified as - Shakeela Quereshi (65), a resident of Titwala in Thane district, an official release issued by the Central Railway (CR) said.
Railway Minister Mukul Roy has announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh to the kin of the dead, Rs one lakh each to the grievously injured and Rs 25,000 each to those who sustained simple injuries.
Railways have also said that the expenses of those taking treatment at private hospitals would be borne by the department.
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The cause of the accident is under investigation, Commissioner Railway Safety, Central Circle, Chetan Bakshi said at the accident site.
Earlier, CR General Manager Subodh Jain said that the route affected due to the collision will be fully restored by tomorrow morning.
"We will open one of the two lines by Friday mid-night and the second one by Saturday morning," Jain said at the accident site.
According to Jain, the mishap occurred after the loco pilot of Vidarbha Express applied emergency brakes on spotting the derailed local train on the the tracks. MORE