Beginning January 1, suburban train passengers in Mumbai will have to pay Rs 2 to Rs 4 more for the daily journey as the Railways have decided to increase the surcharge on suburban train services in the metropolitan. ...
09:21 PM, Dec 21, 2012
Mumbai: The lifeline of Mumbai took a hit on Friday evening as the motormen on the suburban network's Western Line are on strike. As many as 200 assistant motormen went on mass leave putting several demands before the government. Following the move by the motormen, the services on the Western Line that caters to close to 36 lakh people everyday have pretty much halted. There are also huge traffic jams...
07:36 PM, Jul 20, 2012
Mumbai: The motormen of the Western Line in Mumbai have threatened to go on strike citing harassment of those who went on strike in 2010 for a day by the management. As many as 150 of the total 445 motormen on the Western Line have threatened to go on mass leave later on Friday. According to the motormen, those who went on strike in 2010 for a day are being...
05:26 PM, Jul 20, 2012
Mumbai: A 30-year-old female on Saturday jumped to death in a creek from a moving suburban train between Bandra and Mahim railway stations, railway police said. According to the police, the woman identified as M Deepti was travelling in a Churchgate-bound local train and at about 12 pm, she plunged in the creek from the moving train. As Deepti, a resident of Bhoiwada in central Mumbai, left her belongings in...
10:06 PM, Jun 16, 2012
Vidyadhar Malegaonkar, Chief PRO, Central Railway said that people in Mumbai were forced to trespass railway lines as "there are not too many connectivities". ...
08:29 AM, Apr 20, 2012
On Thursday morning, three commuters in an overcrowded Kalyan-CST local hit a signal pole and fell to their death. ...
08:16 AM, Apr 20, 2012
Three people died and 15 others got injured after people fell on the tracks due to overcrowding in local train. ...
11:30 PM, Apr 19, 2012
India test fires its most powerful long-range missile Agni-V. Three dead as 18 people fall from Mumbai local due to overcrowding. ...
11:22 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Mumbai as a city has various surprises. It is the city of dreams, it is where people come to live the life of their dreams. ...
08:55 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Mumbai: It has been a harrowing time for the millions of commuters as the citys lifeline took a hit because of a fire in a main signal. Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan told the state assembly that the situation would be resolved by Friday night. The technical snag de-railed the Central Line, and worse, over crowding led to three deaths and at least 15 injuries so far. The Central Line...
08:22 PM, Apr 19, 2012
Mumbai: The turbulence in local trains in Mumbai has taken a toll. Three people died after they fell from a local train between Nahur and Bhandup stations (central line) during heavy rush. Fifteen people were injured. The Nahur station is just ahead of the Mulund station. Central Railway chief PRO Vidyadhar Malegaonkar said the primary reason of the incident was overcrowding. Union Railway Minister Mukul Roy has announced compensation for...
12:04 PM, Apr 19, 2012
The local train network is running late because of a fire in the electronic signal panel. ...
10:25 AM, Apr 18, 2012
Mumbai: Thousands of commuters were stranded on the Central Railway (CR) stations after a midnight fire in a signal cabin. It will take three to four days to fully restore the traffic, a CR spokesperson said adding that services on the Harbour line were also hampered. Only 70 per cent of the normal suburban services would be operated on Wednesday, he said, adding that 4 long distance trains coming from...
08:18 AM, Apr 18, 2012
At the age of 34, Preeti Kumari is training to be one of India's few rail motorwomen. ...
01:19 PM, Aug 02, 2010
![Mumbai gets USD 430 mn to improve its train system]( "Mumbai gets USD 430 mn to improve its train system")
It aims to add more vehicle capacity during peak hours, reduce peak hour overcrowding and shorten journey times. ...
12:11 PM, Jun 30, 2010
CNN-IBN's Shoaib Ahmed finds out how secure are Mumbai trains. ...
10:52 PM, Jul 11, 2009
Colombo: Sri Lanka Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage rubbished claims that Sri Lanka Premier League (SLPL) has been stalled due to non-participation of Indian players and sponsorship issues. "The tournament will go ahead as per plan with or without the Indian players. There is no final word yet on the non availability of Indian players," Aluthgamage told PTI. Earlier, there were reports that the cash-strapped Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) is likely...
08:45 PM, Feb 09, 2008
21 services of brand new coaches rolled out on the Western line on Monday. ...
09:52 PM, Nov 12, 2007
