Cool comfort: 13 new suburban AC services on Western Railway from November 27; their number tops 100Western Railway is adding 13 more air-conditioned (AC) local train services to its suburban Mumbai network starting Wednesday, November 27t...
26 Nov, 2024, 09.52 PM IST
Mumbai: Western Railways starts 15-coach local train services on slow corridorWith the addition of 25 new services from Monday, the total number of 15-coach suburban train services on the Western Railway suburban rout...
28 Jun, 2021, 11.57 AM IST
Railways resume suburban train services for essential staffThe Central Railway and Western Railway decided to run "selective suburban services" over main line and harbour line only for essential sta...
15 Jun, 2020, 10.01 AM IST
AC local train services to be suspended in MumbaiA CR spokesperson said AC local services on Thane- Vashi-Panvel trans-Harbour corridor will be suspended till March-end. The WR operates 12...
19 Mar, 2020, 04.31 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
Heavy rains take a break in Mumbai; Western Railway resumes servicesMumbai, Jul 11 () In a much-needed relief to Mumbaikars, heavy rains took a break today and the suburban train services resumed functioning...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.12 PM IST
BKC-Virar bullet train ride to cost Rs 500Tentative fares and travel time for Maharashtra section of high-speed train announced.
20 Feb, 2018, 12.05 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
Cabinet clears Rs 8,679 crore MUTP Ph-III projectWestern Railway is running suburban services on the existing busy double line between Virar-Dahanu Road, which is a part of main line.
30 Nov, 2016, 09.55 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
Western Railways removes first class coaches of some passenger trainsWestern Railway has started running some Gujarat-bound passenger trains from Virar near here without the first class coaches from today.
01 Sep, 2015, 06.50 PM IST
Mumbai's local railway lines creak as realty explodes in city suburbsRailways struggle to cope with the population boom in places like Kharghar, Virar & Dombivli on the city’s outskirts.
05 Aug, 2013, 01.44 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
Rail Budget 2012-13: Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata to get additional rail servicesIn good news for people who use local trains in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi today announced 137 additional...
14 Mar, 2012, 06.47 PM 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
- 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