Mid-Day Exclusive
General manager tells mid-day 15-car slow trains will be brought all the way till Mumbai Central in phases; in an exclusive interview with mid-day, he spoke about the future of suburban rail operations and his long-term vision for the two networks
23 January,2026 07:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Mumbai’s Central and Western Railways are upgrading the suburban network with new corridors beyond Kalyan, 15-car local trains, and station revamps, says WR and CR chief Vivek Kumar Gupta in an exclusive interview to mid-day.com
22 January,2026 01:35 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar
Traffic woes from Western Express Highway to BKC and vice versa could reduce from March; the much-awaited connector will provide a direct link from WEH to Mumbai University and BKC, significantly easing traffic congestion in the area
22 January,2026 07:03 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
An official statement said that the Western Railway teams worked through the night and into the early hours of Wednesday, January 21, to make the Kandivali carshed line operational, successfully reversing several train cancellations by the morning
21 January,2026 04:54 PM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. AklekarADVERTISEMENT
