The group was walking along the tracks when a train approached, and they were unable to move away in time, sources said

Train movement on the route was affected after the incident, they said

Unions representing Central Railway's employees stopped suburban local train operations at the busy CSMT for nearly an hour on Thursday evening to oppose the FIR against engineers in the Mumbra accident case

Train services resumed after senior officials assured the protesters that they would pursue the matter with the state authorities

According to Dr Swapnil Nila, Chief Public Relations Officer of Central Railway, the situation was quickly pacified, and train operations resumed at 6.45 pm from CSMT

Commuters filled the CSMT premises as they waited for train services to resume

The protest at CSMT on Thursday evening disrupted train services temporarily, they said

The daily passenger footfall at CSMT station in Mumbai touches several lakhs

Heavy rush of commuters were witnessed at Thane and CSMT stations among others on the Central Railway lines

Some of the closed-door AC local trains were also seen operating with open-doors on late Thursday evening due to heavy passengers rush

The railway employees union did not allegedly allow motormen and train managers to operate trains during the evening rush hours, sources said

Train services resumed after senior officials assured the protesters they would pursue the matter with state authorities

By that time heavy rush of commuters had already gathered at the stations on Central Railway line leading to chaos, sources said