New Delhi, July 6 -- Heavy rainfall and landslides in Maharashtra's ghat section severely disrupted rail services on the Mumbai-Pune route on Monday, forcing Indian Railways to cancel, divert, regulate and short-terminate more than 100 trains.

The disruption follows continuous downpours that triggered landslides between Thakurvadi and Monkey Hill Loop Cabin in the South East Ghat section between Karjat and Lonavala, affecting one of the country's busiest railway corridors.

According to Central Railway, continuous rains in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra, triggered landslides between Karjat and Lonavala, forcing authorities to suspend train movement on the affected stretch while debris is cleared and the tracks are inspected.

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