Local train services on Mumbai suburban section stopped due to water-logging on tracks after heavy rains"Badlapur-Ambarnath section (UP + DOWN) closed from 11.05 hrs for traffic due to water-logging," Central Railway's chief public relations o...
19 Jul, 2023, 02.57 PM IST
27-hour mega block on Central Railway route for dismantling British-era Carnac BridgeThe bridge was built in 1866-67 and was declared unsafe by an expert team of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) in 2018, thou...
19 Nov, 2022, 10.00 AM IST
Mumbai suburban ridership has not reached pre-pandemic levels, says CR officials; cite WFH as one of the causesAn official said work-from-home maybe a reason for the ridership falling short, while other causes could be increased short distance travel...
03 Nov, 2022, 10.56 PM IST
Signal snag disrupts Central Railway's local trains services in MumbaiLocal train services on one of the Central Railway routes in Mumbai were disrupted due to a snag in a signalling system on Thursday morning...
22 Sep, 2022, 11.22 AM IST
Local train derails in Mumbai, none hurt; Harbour Line services disruptedNo one was injured in the incident which took place on platform no. 1 of the CSMT around 9.40 am, Central Railway's chief public relations ...
26 Jul, 2022, 01.26 PM IST
15 hours after Puducherry Express derailment, Mumbai's suburban train lines fully restored; services still hitTraffic on the Down Fast line, which takes trains out of the city, was restored at 1.10 pm on Saturday and the first train that passed on t...
16 Apr, 2022, 03.51 PM IST
Air conditioned local train services begin on Central Railways' main line in MumbaiThe first AC local on the main line started from Kurla for CSMT as per schedule at around 5.42 am on Thursday, a CR official said.
17 Dec, 2020, 11.12 AM IST
10 AC local services on CR's main line in Mumbai from Dec 17This is the first time that the Central Railway (CR) is introducing AC locals on its main line, where services are operated from the CSMT t...
16 Dec, 2020, 05.06 PM IST
To reduce overcrowding, Central Railway increases local train services in Mumbai"In order to maintain social distancing and avoid crowding, the Central Railway has taken the decision to increase the number of daily spec...
24 Sep, 2020, 01.38 PM IST
Heavy rain lashes parts of Mumbai, neighbouring Thane and PalgharThe weather station at Dahanu in Palghar recorded 364 mm rainfall in the 12-hour period ending at 5.30 am on Wednesday, the India Meteorolo...
05 Aug, 2020, 03.53 PM IST
Covid-19: Mumbai's 'lifeline' local trains stopped till March 31The local trains are considered as the lifeline of Mumbai as over 80 lakh people travel in them everyday. The Central and the Western Railw...
23 Mar, 2020, 04.10 PM IST
Rains continue to lash Mumbai, Harbour Line services affectedAccording to an official of the Mumbai civic body's disaster management department, the Colaba observatory recorded 63 mm rainfall and Sant...
28 Jun, 2017, 01.22 PM IST
Central Railway posts 2% growth in suburban passengers in H1 FY17CR carried 74.10 crore suburban passengers between April and September 2016 as against 72.66 crore during the same period last fiscal.
12 Oct, 2016, 06.36 PM IST
4,804 children rescued under 'Operation Muskan'Out of 4,804 run-away or missing children that were rescued from Mumbai Railway Commissionerate, about 1,363 were girls.
20 Jul, 2016, 03.16 PM IST
Rail panel on passenger deaths lacks experienced members: ActivistsA CR official said the committee comprises nine members, including four MPs - Kirit Somaiya, Rajan Vichare, Poonam Mahajan and Arvind Sawan...
03 Dec, 2015, 04.49 PM IST
- Suburban rail fares may go up post-budget
For the over 64-lakh suburban commuters in Mumbai, the Railway Budget, to be announced on February 26, is set to make their daily travel a ...
24 Feb, 2003, 12.14 AM IST
- Suburban train fare hike likely in Mumbai
YET another fare hike is in the offing for the suburban commuters in Mumbai.
22 Dec, 2001, 01.00 AM IST