<p>Mumbai: Local train services on the Central Railway's main line were disrupted on Tuesday morning due to a technical snag in the signalling system near Mumbai, officials said.</p>.<p>Suburban trains, considered as the lifeline of Mumbai, were running late by at least 15-20 minutes due to the problem that occurred on the south-bound slow track between Diva and Mumbra railway stations in neighbouring Thane district at 4.55 am, they said.</p>.<p>Central Railway's (CR) Chief Public Relations Officer Swapnil Nila said the signal was set right at around 6 am, more than one hour after the snag developed.</p>.<p>Owing to the disruption, crowds swelled on the CR's suburban trains and stations on the main line.</p>.<p>As a result, passengers faced hardships, a commuter activist said.</p>.Mumbai suburban network to get new design trains: Ashwini Vaishnaw.<p>The main line of the CR stretches from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in south Mumbai to Kasara in Thane, and to Khopoli and Karjat in Raigad district.</p>.<p>The Central Railway daily operates nearly 1,800 local services on its suburban railway network.</p>.<p>More than 35 lakh commuters travel on the local trains daily on its main, harbour, trans-harbour and Belapur-Uran suburban corridors.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Local train services on the Central Railway's main line were disrupted on Tuesday morning due to a technical snag in the signalling system near Mumbai, officials said.</p>.<p>Suburban trains, considered as the lifeline of Mumbai, were running late by at least 15-20 minutes due to the problem that occurred on the south-bound slow track between Diva and Mumbra railway stations in neighbouring Thane district at 4.55 am, they said.</p>.<p>Central Railway's (CR) Chief Public Relations Officer Swapnil Nila said the signal was set right at around 6 am, more than one hour after the snag developed.</p>.<p>Owing to the disruption, crowds swelled on the CR's suburban trains and stations on the main line.</p>.<p>As a result, passengers faced hardships, a commuter activist said.</p>.Mumbai suburban network to get new design trains: Ashwini Vaishnaw.<p>The main line of the CR stretches from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in south Mumbai to Kasara in Thane, and to Khopoli and Karjat in Raigad district.</p>.<p>The Central Railway daily operates nearly 1,800 local services on its suburban railway network.</p>.<p>More than 35 lakh commuters travel on the local trains daily on its main, harbour, trans-harbour and Belapur-Uran suburban corridors.</p>