Instead of termination of services at the CST, the railway terminated the mainline services at Byculla and Dadar and Wadala on the harbour line. Some 45 train services were disrupted during this period which resumed only after the operation was over.

The firing between the cops and the gunmen lasted for over one hour after which they fled the station premises from platform no 1 (Masjid end). They later escaped and took refuge at the Cama Hospital near Metro Cinema.

Meanwhile, the dead and injured lying in a pool of blood at the CST station were immediately rushed to St George Hospital. Dried blood on the platforms was washed off by the rail authorities.

The train services commenced around 2.30 am when the police finally gave security clearance to the railways to run the services. Five long distance trains that were delayed finally departed for their destinations- Siddheshwar Express, Pune Express, Konkan Kanya Express, Rajendranagar Express and Chennai Mail.

But a day after the incident, fear and disturbance was visible on the faces of the people. The station witnessed 25 percent passengers and the CR also instructed all the stationmasters and sweepers not to leave their offices on Wednesday night.

“After the firing started, I did not even wait to shut my shop. I immediately fled the station,” said Vijay Mati who owns a coffee shop at the CST station. “Even today, I opened my shop at 11.30 am .”