The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express train deviated from its scheduled route. The train was actually headed to Madgaon but was diverted due to a technical glitch at Diva station in Maharashtra's Thane district. The diversion delayed the journey to Goa by 90 minutes. Instead of proceeding towards Panvel station on the Diva-Panvel railway route used by trains going to Konkan, the express train turned towards Kalyan at 6.10 am, officials said. The incident led to delays in Mumbai local train services on Central Railway. 

Vande Bharat train went on another route

Central Railway Chief Public Relations Officer Swapnil Neela said that the incident occurred due to a fault in the signaling and telecommunication system at point number 103 between the down fast line and the fifth line at Diva Junction. Trains going towards Konkan from Diva Junction go to Panvel station on a regular route. Officials said that the train deviated from its scheduled route, after which it reached Kalyan station. After this, it returned to Diva Junction and then the train resumed its onward journey to Madgaon on the Diva-Panvel route. Swapnil Neela said that the train was stopped at Diva Junction for about 35 minutes from 6.10 am to 6.45 am, after which the train left for Kalyan. 

The train was brought back to Diva station

Swapnil Neela, Chief Public Relations Officer of Central Railway, said, "The train reached platform number six of Kalyan station at around 7.04 am via the fifth line. It was brought back to Diva station via the sixth line at 7.13 am." The CSMT-Madgaon Vande Bharat Express train, launched in June 2023, departs from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal in Mumbai at 5.25 am and reaches Madgaon in Goa at 1.10 pm the same day. Railway officials said that such incidents are very rare on the Mumbai suburban automatic signaling system.