India, March 25 -- At least 65 trains were impacted after a 500-tonne gantry used to launch viaducts on pillars collapsed at the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail (HSR) corridor project site in Vatva near Ahmedabad late on Sunday evening, officials said.

While no casualties were reported, thousands of passengers travelling by train from Mumbai towards Ahmedabad faced cancellations or delays. By Monday evening, 38 long-distance trains had been cancelled, while another 27 were either partially cancelled, diverted or rescheduled, according to Western Railway (WR).

The accident occurred around 11 pm on Sunday, when a 75-80-metre-long gantry weighing nearly 500 tonnes was being retracted after launching a concrete girder. "It accidentally ski...