Mumbai, Sept. 15 -- Monorail services were resumed after a nearly two-hour-long halt that occured on Monday morning due to technical glitches in Mumbai's Wadala area.

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) said all passengers onboard were safely evacuated from the monorail.

"17 passengers were evacuated after a technical glitch happened in the monorail at Wadala. Passengers were evacuated at 7:45 am," MMRDA PRO said in a statement.

The incident of the breakdown was reported at 7.15 am, officials said.

According to fire department officials, the monorail experienced a technical glitch at Mukundrao Ambedkar Road junction. Upon receiving the information, a team from the fire department, along with a special vehicle, was...