<p>Mumbai: A glitch in the signalling system affected local trains on the Western Railway, causing overcrowding at several stations on Tuesday evening, a railway official said.</p><p>A few outstation trains and several local train services were hit due to the signal problem between Vasai and Virar stations around 4.35 pm, he said.</p><p>"The train services between Vasai and Virar stations were affected because of signal failure on the DOWN slow and fast lines," a spokesperson of the Western Railways said.</p><p>Work is underway to rectify the issue, another official said.</p><p>According to commuters, no trains were going towards Virar from Vasai, which caused overcrowding at railway stations during evening peak hours.</p><p>Western Railway operates around 1,400 suburban services daily between Churchgate and Dahanu stations, and more than 30 lakh commuters travel on its suburban trains daily.</p>
<p>Mumbai: A glitch in the signalling system affected local trains on the Western Railway, causing overcrowding at several stations on Tuesday evening, a railway official said.</p><p>A few outstation trains and several local train services were hit due to the signal problem between Vasai and Virar stations around 4.35 pm, he said.</p><p>"The train services between Vasai and Virar stations were affected because of signal failure on the DOWN slow and fast lines," a spokesperson of the Western Railways said.</p><p>Work is underway to rectify the issue, another official said.</p><p>According to commuters, no trains were going towards Virar from Vasai, which caused overcrowding at railway stations during evening peak hours.</p><p>Western Railway operates around 1,400 suburban services daily between Churchgate and Dahanu stations, and more than 30 lakh commuters travel on its suburban trains daily.</p>