The Western Railways has informed that the local train service from Lower Parel to Churchgate would be affected for 11 hours due to the shutdown and most long-distance trains would terminate at Dadar instead of Mumbai Central railway station.
The truck driver, who rammed into a manned level crossing between Godhra & Ratlam and hit Trivandrum Rajdhani train at 6:44 am today, has been killed in the incident.
In a statement, the Western Railways said, that, as part of the introductory offer that has been extended by six months the base fare for a single journey would continue to be 1.2 times that of the corresponding First Class fare.
Western Railway on Wednesday said that total earnings in the last quarter (July-September) was Rs 233 crore, and that the occupancy in that period was 100 per cent.
The RTI query by Mumbai activist Anil Giglani has revealed that over 40 per cent of seats on all the trains on this sector go vacant causing huge losses to Western Railway.
At least 22 commuters were killed and 39 others injured when a horrific stampede broke out on a narrow railway foot overbridge linking Elphinstone Road and Parel stations.
The tragedy took place yesterday around 10.40 am when the overbridge, linking Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban stations, became overcrowded with people taking shelter from a heavy downpour.
Suresh Prabhu said he had approved a proposal for the construction of a new foot overbridge at Elphinstone Road station in April 2015, but it was marred by bureaucratic red tape.
The Western Railways claimed that foot overbridge is in a good condition and all standards relating to its length and width have been maintained. It also added that there are two exit points in north and south.
At least 22 people were killed and over 30 injured in a rush hour stampede on a narrow foot overbridge (FOB) linking Elphinstone Road and Parel suburban stations during heavy rain this morning.
The 40 feet wide FOB was announced in the 2016 Railway Budget and was part of the Rs 45-crore budget earmarked towards escalators.
the Western Railway has launched a unique service through which commuters would be able to know the running status of local trains from simply giving a missed call.
In order to achieve zero discharge of human waste on the tracks, Western Railway (WR) today said it has provided bio-toilets in 468 coaches so far and plans to install more of these in a phased manner.
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