<p>Mumbai: Local train services on the Mumbai's Western Railway network were disrupted on Tuesday morning due to the "points failures" at Santacruz and Bhayandar stations, officials said.</p>.<p>A points failure means a fault with the movable pieces of track or their operating equipment that enable trains to change tracks.</p>.<p>The officials said that the failed track changing points at both these locations were restored in less than an hour.</p>.<p>Commuters complained that the suburban trains were running 25 to 30 minutes late, resulting in overcrowding on trains and railway stations. Due to this, the office-goers and other commuters faced a tough time in the rush hour.</p>.Ghatkopar hoarding crash: Maharashtra govt sets up panel to conduct high-level inquiry.<p>"As suburban services were hit, the crowd at Virar station has swelled," a commuter, who travels daily to Churchgate, where his office is located.</p>.<p>A Western Railway spokesperson said the points failure at the Bhayandar station occurred at 5 am and it was restored at 5.45 am, while the fault at the Santacruz station took place at 5.20 am and was rectified at 5.50 am.</p>.<p>The Western Railway operates more than 1,300 suburban services and nearly 35 lakh commuters travel on its network spread between Churchgate in South Mumbai and Dahanu in Palghar district on a daily basis. </p>
<p>Mumbai: Local train services on the Mumbai's Western Railway network were disrupted on Tuesday morning due to the "points failures" at Santacruz and Bhayandar stations, officials said.</p>.<p>A points failure means a fault with the movable pieces of track or their operating equipment that enable trains to change tracks.</p>.<p>The officials said that the failed track changing points at both these locations were restored in less than an hour.</p>.<p>Commuters complained that the suburban trains were running 25 to 30 minutes late, resulting in overcrowding on trains and railway stations. Due to this, the office-goers and other commuters faced a tough time in the rush hour.</p>.Ghatkopar hoarding crash: Maharashtra govt sets up panel to conduct high-level inquiry.<p>"As suburban services were hit, the crowd at Virar station has swelled," a commuter, who travels daily to Churchgate, where his office is located.</p>.<p>A Western Railway spokesperson said the points failure at the Bhayandar station occurred at 5 am and it was restored at 5.45 am, while the fault at the Santacruz station took place at 5.20 am and was rectified at 5.50 am.</p>.<p>The Western Railway operates more than 1,300 suburban services and nearly 35 lakh commuters travel on its network spread between Churchgate in South Mumbai and Dahanu in Palghar district on a daily basis. </p>