Western Railways to introduce eight more AC local services from Nov 22One AC local will be plied between Virar and Churchgate, two between Borivali and Churchgate and one between Goregaon and Churchgate statio...
19 Nov, 2021, 06.54 PM IST
Nine more AC locals in Mumbai by next summerThe first and only AC local train in Mumbai so far began operation in December 2017 and crossed the 10 lakh passenger mark within the first...
18 Jul, 2018, 01.19 PM IST
10 years after plan, AC local to start running from ChristmasThe AC train will ply from Churchgate to Borivli or up to Virar on the fast corridor. The only slow AC service will be from Mahalaxmi to Bo...
24 Dec, 2017, 12.02 PM IST
Mumbai civic polls: BJP manifesto all set to focus on 'core' promisesBJP leaders said that unlike the Shiv Sena which has promised freebies such as no property tax if voted to power, they aren't doing the sam...
03 Feb, 2017, 12.16 PM IST
Suresh Prabhu announces elevated corridors for Mumbai local trainsPrabhu, speaking to reporters at the secretariat along with Fadnavis, said Maharashtra will become the first state to work jointly with the...
21 Apr, 2016, 09.34 PM IST
Western Railway to run eight special local trains on New YearWith an aim to serve those the New Year, the WR will run eight special local trains in the wee hours of the New Year, including four from C...
30 Dec, 2015, 05.41 PM IST
Mumbai: No mega-block on Central, Western Railway tomorrowIn a major relief to lakhs of commuters, both the Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) have decided to cancel the mega-block of th...
26 Sep, 2015, 06.30 PM IST
Commuters hassled as suburban train derails in MumbaiThousands of suburban rail commuters today had a harrowing time after four coaches of a local train derailed in a second such incident in a...
15 Sep, 2015, 06.36 PM IST
36-year old 7/11 Mumbai blasts victim passes away after being in a coma for 9 yearsA 36-year-old man, who was injured in the July 11, 2006 blasts here passed away at a local hospital after being in coma.
07 Jul, 2015, 10.53 AM IST
Mumbai elevated rail corridor project to face indefinite delayA meeting chaired by PM here today was told that a fresh traffic study would be conducted on 60-km long elevated corridor between Churchgat...
13 Nov, 2013, 09.34 PM IST
Churchgate-Virar Rail Corridor may finally take offJust one point of contention remains to be sorted out, after which the SSA is likely to be ready, railways officials have said.
12 Aug, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
- Elevated Rail Corridor project gets in-principle nod
The Rs 21,000-crore Elevated Rail Corridor Project to link Oval Maidan and Virar got an in-principle approval from Maharashtra government.
09 Apr, 2013, 10.07 PM IST
Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal ready to talk to NCP over rail budget"I am ready to talk to them (NCP) to know the reason (of disappointment)", Bansal told reporters here.
27 Feb, 2013, 08.59 PM IST
- Railways ready with elevated corridor plan for Mumbai
Railways presented its proposed plan to build two elevated rail corridors along the Churchgate-Virar and CST-Panvel routes to Maharashtra.
16 Oct, 2012, 11.20 AM IST
- Five firms shortlisted for Mumbai suburban rail project
Five leading companies from across the globe including one from India have been shortlisted to undertake feasibility study of the proposed ...
03 Aug, 2008, 12.45 PM IST
- Rly to choose consultant for elevated rail project on May 29
Major players from several countries, including the US, UK, Germany and Korea, have shown keen interest in carrying out the technical feasi...
22 May, 2008, 11.40 AM IST
- Commuters boycott train services in Mumbai
Hundreds of commuters on Monday decided to boycott trains on the suburban line of Western Railways to protest against "inadequate" train se...
10 Dec, 2007, 08.45 AM IST