Mumbai local train services affected: Passengers expressed concern as they faced trouble reaching their destinations due to this. Notably, the Central Railway services between Thakurli and Kalyan stations have been disrupted for the last one hour.
10 long-distance trains were diverted via alternate routes due to the protest, the Central Railway said.
The Central Railway planned to run special trains to provide convenient travel options for passengers during the long weekend marked by Independence Day and Rakhi festival.
The mega block will be operated mainly for carrying out non-interlocking (related to track changing points) works. Several mail-express and suburban trains will be short-terminated and short-originated from Wadala, Dadar, Thane, Pune, Panvel and Nashik stations.
Central Railway has earned an income of Rs 54.51 crore from advertising alone between April and October 2023. Central Railway has divisions like Mumbai, Bhusaval, Nagpur, Solapur and Pune.
Asia's first female locomotive pilot, Surekha Yadav, operates the Vande Bharat Express from Solapur to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminal (CSMT) in Maharashtra.
Shalimar LTT Express fire: "A fire was reported in the luggage compartment of Shalimar LTT Express near Nashik. The luggage compartment detached from the train. Passenger bogies unaffected," said Central Railway.
Only passengers having confirmed tickets will be permitted to board these special trains adhering to all norms.
At present, only healthcare, frontline workers and government employees are allowed to travel in Mumbai suburban locals considering the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic.
Pointsman Mayur Shelkhe was rewarded for saving a child who fell on tracks at Vangani Railway Station. He has decided to give half of his reward money to the child for his welfare and education.
Often videos of youngsters performing deadly stunts on Mumbai local trains have surfaced online. Recently another video, which showcased people hanging out of the moving local, created unrest on social media.
With this, the total number of services, currently available only for select sections of commuters, on the suburban network will go up to 2,985, the Central Railway and the Western Railway said in a joint statement on Tuesday.
The South Central Railway (SCR) zone will run a one-way special train on Monday from Kakinada to Secunderabad to clear the Sankranti rush.
The Central Railway (CR) on Wednesday said that it would introduce eight additional services including two ladies special trains from October 1, to reduce overcrowding on special suburban train services in the city.
Indian Railways' Central Railway zone has launched an app called 'CheckIn Master' for the ticket checking staff. The app will help in contactless checking of both PRS and UTS tickets by the railway staff and will also help in reducing the risk of getting infected with covid-19
Cyclone Nisarga is all set to make landfall in Mumbai today around noon. In light of the potential issues with feasibility, Central Railways has decided to reschedule Mumbai bound trains on June 3. "Due to cyclone Nisarga likely to hit Mumbai area on 3/6/2020 the following changes are made for Mumbai bound trains," the Central Railways said in a press release.
Central Railway has wrapped a 12-coach Mumbai local train with messages regarding the novel coronavirus disease. The step has been taken in order to raise awareness among the commuters.
As the threat of coronavirus is increasing by the day, the Central Railways has suspended 22 long-distance trains till March 31. Some of these trains include Deccan Express between Mumbai and Pune, Rajdhani Express, Nagpur Humsafar Express, and Pragati Express.
Central Railway on Saturday asked its personnel to intensively clean coach fittings in view of the novel coronavirus outbreak as they are touched by thousands of passengers every day.
Central Railway flagged off special rerun of EMU service from CSMT on harbour line on Feb 03.
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