Mumbai: Thousands of commuters remain stranded at Mumbai suburbs, as the Western Railway cancelled 135 trains in order to increase the number of tracks between Borivali and Virar.
The work on the tracks started late on Friday and will continue till 5 am on Monday.
The cancellations caused inconvenience to the commuters.
Kishore Jain, a commuter said, "I want to go to (south) Bombay, but as the trains are cancelled, I will get late today."
However, not all train services had been cancelled; instead of every two or three minutes, trains ran at a gap of 12-15 minutes.
Tired of waiting for trains, some commuters have returned back.
Megha Gagwani, another commuter said, "We tried to get into the train but its so crowded that it is impossible to board, so I am going home."
But the general mood was one of optimism as passengers looked to future benefits.
Abba Karulkar (commuter) said, "Western railways is doing a good job. It is for our benefit and we don't mind getting inconvenienced for a day."
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