<p>Mumbai: Heavy downpours since early morning hit railway and bus services in Mumbai on Friday, causing inconvenience to lakhs of office-goers.</p><p>Incessant rain with intermittent heavy spells led to waterlogging on some roads and railway tracks, slowing down the public transport services.</p><p>The suburban trains, considered Mumbai's lifeline, are running at least 15 to 20 minutes late, said commuters.</p><p>A railway official said water has accumulated on tracks at Chunabhatti on the Harbour line due to heavy showers coupled with high tide.</p>.Landslide response should be way better.<p>High tide and heavy rains can potentially cause flooding in low-lying areas as water doesn’t flow into the sea during that time.</p><p>The movement of trains has slowed down a bit, he said.</p><p>Services on the Main line of the Central Railway were delayed due to a technical glitch in a train engine, officials said.</p><p>Western Railway claimed that its suburban services were “running”.</p><p>In the 24 hours ending at 8 am, Mumbai’s island city recorded an average rainfall of 78 mm. The figure for eastern Mumbai and western Mumbai was 57 mm and 67 mm rainfall, respectively, a civic official said.</p><p>The Mumbai centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rains in the city.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Heavy downpours since early morning hit railway and bus services in Mumbai on Friday, causing inconvenience to lakhs of office-goers.</p><p>Incessant rain with intermittent heavy spells led to waterlogging on some roads and railway tracks, slowing down the public transport services.</p><p>The suburban trains, considered Mumbai's lifeline, are running at least 15 to 20 minutes late, said commuters.</p><p>A railway official said water has accumulated on tracks at Chunabhatti on the Harbour line due to heavy showers coupled with high tide.</p>.Landslide response should be way better.<p>High tide and heavy rains can potentially cause flooding in low-lying areas as water doesn’t flow into the sea during that time.</p><p>The movement of trains has slowed down a bit, he said.</p><p>Services on the Main line of the Central Railway were delayed due to a technical glitch in a train engine, officials said.</p><p>Western Railway claimed that its suburban services were “running”.</p><p>In the 24 hours ending at 8 am, Mumbai’s island city recorded an average rainfall of 78 mm. The figure for eastern Mumbai and western Mumbai was 57 mm and 67 mm rainfall, respectively, a civic official said.</p><p>The Mumbai centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rains in the city.</p>