A monorail train came to an abrupt halt on tracks due to a “technical fault” in Mumbai on Monday (September 15, 2025) morning, following which 17 passengers onboard were rescued, officials said.

“The incident took place between the Antop Hill Bus Depot and GTBN monorail station in Wadala,” they said.

The incident was reported at 7:16 a.m. due to some “technical fault,” a civic official said as per the information received from the Mumbai police control room.

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The stranded passengers were rescued after about 45 minutes. All the passengers were safe and shifted to another monorail train, the official said.