After 50 hours of effort put in by more than 1,000 workers and senior officials, the 35-km slow and fast Mumbai suburban railway corridors between Kurla and Kalyan station were finally segregated from national rail traffic.
07 February,2022 07:43 PM IST | Mumbai
Following widespread discontent and protests, the Maharashtra government on Sunday permitted issuing of single-journey tickets for suburban trains while keeping the double vaccination mandate.
01 November,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Mumbaikars heaved a sigh of relief as the life line of the city, the local train reopened for the general public on 1st February after almost a year. Despite an increase in the number of passengers on stations across the city after several months, people continued to be in violation of COVID-19 protocols. It seems like those who tried to evade the long queues to book tickets had to pay dearly for breaking the rules. Watch this video to find out more.
03 February,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Over the past few weeks, several messages have been circulating around the city purportedly telling people the time and dates of when the state government is going to restart Mumbai’s local trains for the public. But putting all rumors to rest, on 5th January, the railways said that they had not received any formal proposal from the Maharashtra government on when the general populace would be allowed to use local trains again. Watch this video to find out more.
07 January,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Two suburban local trains ram into each other at Mumbai's Andheri station leading to 15 people being injured . Video courtesy: NDTV
17 June,2012 12:11 PM IST
Under #MissionBeginAgain, Western Railway and Central Railway restarted services of local trains from June 15 for essential staff as identified by Maharashtra government after a gap of almost 3 months. Approximately 1.25 lakh essential staff (including 50 thousand on Western Railway) as identified by the state government have been given permission to travel by these trains.
19 September,2020 11:10 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
