MMRDA officials said they rushed technicians to the spot. Normally, in such situations, a stalled Monorail is towed to the nearest station. However, this time, towing was impossible due to the extra weight.

Hundreds of passengers endured a harrowing evening after two overcrowded Mumbai Monorail trains stalled mid-track during torrential rains, triggering panic and rescue operations. While many complained of suffocation,

The Mumbai Monorail failed by design as it was never meant to carry officegoers or heavy rush, experts said on Wednesday, calling for scrapping India’s only such transport mode and replacing it with a more viable option like bus lanes or a Metro.

Heavy rainfall led to waterlogging on roads, and delayed flights and trains, with a red alert in place till Wednesday.

A Mumbai Monorail train abruptly came to a halt between Acharya Atre and Wadala stations, leaving around 200 passengers stranded for over an hour

At least a dozen people complained of suffocation and two reportedly fainted. One woman was hospitalised, but her condition was said to be stable.

Amid torrential rains in Mumbai on Tuesday (Aug 19), two overcrowded Monorail trains got stuck on elevated tracks. A total of 782 passengers were stuck, but by late night, all were safely evacuated. Over 540 passengers were rescued between Mysore Colony and Bhakti Park and around 200 others were rescued  from another monorail train after it was