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Mumbai: Why Central Railways will not focus on CST anymore

<p>For the first time, the Central Railways' timetable will not focus on CST anymore, due to a steady shift in population to north Mumbai, according to the census</p>

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The new time-table will take into account the shift in population towards the north, and focus more on services there instead of the usual focus on the South such as CST. Pic for representation
The new time-table will take into account the shift in population towards the north, and focus more on services there instead of the usual focus on the South such as CST. Pic for representation

For the first time, the Central Railway in Mumbai will move to a census-based time-table from October 2017, after studying the number of commuters and shift in offices based on the latest 2011 census. This will lead to more north-bound local services instead of a south centric focus. The Western Railway has recently implemented few similar suggestions.

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