According to the Western Railway, these new services will run on all days of the week. There will be no change in the total number of services, i.e. the count of local services is 1406 including the 109 AC local train services, it added.
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.
Maharashtra: The victim came up 5 days after the incident to file a complaint with the police. It was the second harassment case on a moving train in a month which raises women's safety concerns on local trains.
In the morning rush hour, many commuters board the non-AC local trains at the car shed in Kalwa. However, the police have been taking action against such passengers, who then find it difficult to board overcrowded trains.
Thousands of commuters rushing to their work places were stuck as the suburban trains - the lifeline of Mumbai used by 85-lakh people daily - in the southern direction were stranded.
The minister cited that it was a long-pending demand of the public to reduce the fares of air-conditioned local trains in Mumbai and they had received suggestions to reduce the existing fare by at least 20-30 percent.
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.
Mumbai local trains services were disrupted due to some technical glitch in the Kurla-Vadala section.
Bombardier rakes can now run at the top speed of 90 km per hour on slow tracks between Mumbai Central and Borivali stations, a Western Railway official said on Tuesday. Earlier, the speed of local trains plying on slow tracks was restricted to 70 kmph while the maximum speed on fast tracks is 100 kmph.
Heavy rains continue to lash Mumbai on Monday which has taken a toll on roads and also railway services have been affected in the city. Several commuters were stranded in Thane, Kurla, Borivali, Malad, and others.
The Finance Minister said that to cater to the growth of Bengaluru metropolis, the government has planned a suburban rail network of 160 km at an estimated cost of Rs 17,000 crore.
Highlighting the status of women in Indian mythology, Mahajan said, “We connect goddesses to every aspect of life. In some respects, we are ahead of America”
Mumbai: Frequent travellers in Mumbai can breathe a little easy. A train launched by the Central Railways recently has modified seating arrangements that can supposedly accommodate 336 more commuters.The seating arrangements were tweaked following instructions
Mumbai: Bhavesh Nakhate's death has brought to fore the pressing but often overlooked issue of commuter safety in Mumbai suburban trains.The 21 year old died after losing his grip in an overcrowded suburban train in
Mumbai: A local train on Sunday crashed into the dead end at the Churchgate station in Mumbai, injuring five passengers and disrupting the suburban train services on the Western Railway line.Following the incident, the Western
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