All you need to know about the Andheri bridge collapse

Yet another incident occurred in Mumbai, as a railway bridge collapsed early in the morning shutting the Western Line commute from Churchgate to Virar and Harbour Line commute from Andheri to CST.

Gokhale Bridge near Andheri station collapsed today shutting down the Western Line and thus disturbing the local commuters. However, no casualty was reported and passengers were safe too, all thanks to social media. The authorities as well as the citizens took to Twitter to address the issue in thier own ways.

A railway bridge named Gokhale Bridge near Andheri station collapsed today due to heavy rains. Due to the debris on the railway tracks, Western railway Line was dysfunctional.

Part of Road Over Bridge collapsed on tracks near Andheri Station on South end towards Vile Parle . OHE damaged. Traffic on all lines is held up. #WRUpdates @drmbct

— Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 3, 2018

As soon as the official twitter handle broke out the news, thousands of users started their day in their own style. Some helped and cautioned the people whereas some criticised and blamed the BMC!

These pics by @SawantAnagha explain exactly what happened at #Andheri #AndheriBridgeCollapse Work to remove debris going on. @dna pic.twitter.com/hP0WIi4j8l

— Virat A Singh (@singhvirat246) July 3, 2018

#Andheri bridge collapse: Mumbai fire brigade, NDRF start work to remove fallen structure but it will take quite some time as the iron structure and concrete debris have fallen on tracks

— shailesh gaikwad (@shailesh505) July 3, 2018

Bridge Collapsed near Andheri station due to heavy rains. Fire brigade vehicles have been rushed to the spot. Almost all western line trains running late. #mumbairains #MumbaiMonsoon #andheri pic.twitter.com/dUKqFQcVbI

— Abdul Hannan Tambe (@hannan_tambe) July 3, 2018

#Andheri bridge collapse: Nightmare for thousands of commuters stuck in trains and stranded at platforms as suburban services on Western Railway is suspended indefinitely. Work to remove debris from tracks is on.

— shailesh gaikwad (@shailesh505) July 3, 2018

Part Of Road Over Bridge Collapse In Andheri, NDRF Team Rescued 2 People From Under The Debris.

Waiting For Govt To Blame BMC And Vice-versa While The Common People Suffer. #MumbaiRains #MumbaiBridgeCollapse #Andheri pic.twitter.com/uXa3WCQXKO

— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadejaaaa) July 3, 2018

Train services in the western railway affected due to #bridgecollapse at #Andheri . Heavy rainfall too. #mumbaikars please proceed with caution.

— Kaustav Sen (@senk_91) July 3, 2018

Bullet Train construction is on a full swing.Done with Bhoomipoojan for the Shivaji Statue in middle of the sea,whereas,the basic infrastructure is still in shambles. No Proper Roadways,Bridges,etc.We surely don't need Bullet train at this very moment #Andheri #MumbaiRainsLive

— _introvertedsoul (@shubhdas19) July 3, 2018

A major crisis averted today with the Andheri bridge collapsing in the early morning hours with no passerby around.?
Aren't infra audits done by the authorities anymore ? #MumbaiRains #Bridgecollapse #Andheri

— Madhavi (@madhavikatre) July 3, 2018

#andheri As usual, pointing fingers at each other. After pedestrian bridge collapse, Mumbai mayor says maintenance of the bridge was the responsibility of Railways. Earlier Railways said it was the BMC bridge

— shailesh gaikwad (@shailesh505) July 3, 2018

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#MumbaiParalysed A portion of foot over bridge at #Andheri collapses during the peak office hours throwing the entire city out of gear.The concerned authorities & the contractor should be punished to the tune of #LifeImprisonment so that such incidents do not repeat

— Shridhar Sardesai (@VU3SDZ) July 3, 2018

Another foot over bridge collapses in Mumbai. Same story every year. Forget bullet train, first protect already existing structures! @PiyushGoyal @indianrailway__#MumbaiRains #Andheri #MumbaiBridgeCollapse pic.twitter.com/mnqP3p71Kd

— Sanjay Vishwakarma (@SanjayV25385149) July 3, 2018

Indian Railways have two kinds of bridges:
1) Foot-Over bridge
2) Bridge Collapsing-Over you.#MumbaiRains #Andheri

— Satnam Metharu (@satnammetharu) July 3, 2018

Mumbaikars are Confused while walking on streets ?

Whether they shuld look up for falling Planes ✈️

OR down for sliding roads ?

Sideways for falling trees

OR straight for collapsing bridges ?? ? #MumbaiRains #Andheri

— munaf memon (@muffinmunaf) July 3, 2018

However, Western Railway has sent out help messages and started helpline numbers too.

WR HelpLine numbers in view of affected traffic In Mumbai are as under :-
Andheri -
022676 30054
Churchgate -
02267622540
Borivali-
02267634053
Mumbai Central-
02267644257#WRUpdates @drmbct

— Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 3, 2018

It also completed the task on war footing and started the Harbour line too.

Harbour lines restored after completing
restoration work at Andheri on war footing & first train for CSTM from Andheri was run at 14.15 hrs. #WRUpdates pic.twitter.com/sZ1w9yb1fH

— Western Railway (@WesternRly) July 3, 2018

Falling planes, burning buildings, broken roads and now collapsing bridges.. I don't know what else is in store for Mumbaikars. God Save Mumbai!!