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Former Central Railway GM Lahoti appointed Railway Board Chairman

Takes over from Vinay Kumar Tripathi on Jan 1; he was named Member (Infrastructure) of the board a week ago

Railways to run 14 special trains to clear rush on Mahaparinirvan Diwas

The Central Railway (CR) on Thursday said it will run 14 unreserved special trains to clear the extra rush of passengers travelling on the occasion of Dr B R Ambedkar's death anniversary, observed as Mahaparinirvan Diwas, on December 6. A CR press release said of the 14 special trains, 3 trains will run from Nagpur to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (Mumbai), 6 from CSMT Mumbai/ Dadar to Sewagram/Ajni/Nagpur, 2 between Kalaburagi and CSMT, 2 between Solapur and CSMT and one from Ajni to CSMT. Besides, the Railway has decided to augment train no 11401 CSMT-Adilabad Express departing on December 6, with one general second class coach for the benefit of passengers traveling on the occasion of Mahaparinirvan Diwas, said the release. The South Central Railway will also run a special train from Adilabad to Mumbai which will be notified in due course, it said. Every year, thousands of people converge at Chaityabhoomi in central Mumbai, where Ambedkar's last rites were performed, to .

Vivek Express: Country's longest train to operate twice a week from Nov 22

The services of the country's longest train, Vivek Express, that connects Assam with the southernmost tip of Tamil Nadu will be available twice a week beginning November 22, a Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said on Saturday. The Dibrugarh- Kanyakumari Vivek Express, which was flagged off on November 19, 2011, covers a distance of 4,189 km and traverses through nine states in over 80 hours. Train no. 15906 (Dibrugarh Kanyakumari) Vivek Express which previously used to run on Saturdays, will now operate additionally every Tuesday from November 22, a press release issued by NFR said. Train no. 15905 (Kanyakumari Dibrugarh) Vivek Express which currently runs only on Thursdays, will now be available even on Sundays from November 27, the release said.

Mumbai suburban ridership has not reached pre-pandemic levels: CR officials

Central Railway's Mumbai suburban network has not got back pre-COVID ridership levels as yet, with work-from-home (WFH) being a possible cause, a top official said on Thursday. Rajnish Kumar Goyal, divisional railway manager of CR's Mumbai division, in an informal discussion with mediapersons here, said the number of commuters using the network was less by 7-8 lakh per day. "Presently, we are ferrying 37 lakh suburban commuters, while this figure was 45 lakh before the pandemic (that started in March 2020)," he said. An official said work-from-home maybe a reason for the ridership falling short, while other causes could be increased short distance travel and permanent migration of the labour class from the metropolis and surrounding areas amid the pandemic. Mumbai's suburban network, operated by CR and Western Railway, used to have a daily passenger count of 80 lakh, before large-scale restrictions, including travel only for essential and frontline staff during the peak of the ...

Demolition of Carnac bridge begins; work likely to take 3 months: Official

The demolition of the British-era Carnac Bridge located between CSMT and Masjid stations in south Mumbai has begun, with Central Railway officials on Saturday stating that work of completely razing it could take around three months. The bridge was built in 1866-67 and was declared unsafe by an expert team of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) in 2018, though the movement of heavy vehicles on it was stopped in 2014 itself, officials said. "The work of removing the top cement concrete layer began on Friday. The dismantling of the parapet, vertical columns and concrete of the corroded trough will follow," the CR official said. "Since the bridge runs over the tracks that see heavy suburban train traffic, we will carry out the demolition-dismantling work during night. We will also carry out the work during mega blocks (period when train movement is halted) operated on Sunday for routine maintenance," he added. He said a mega block of 30 hours is planned to remove the girde

Railway aims to make vistadome coaches more popular on Mumbai-Goa route

The Central Railway is planning to increase the popularity of the wider view vistadome train coaches in the picturesque Mumbai-Goa Konkan belt

Central Railway hikes platform ticket price to Rs 50 in Mumbai. Know why

In a bid to control crowding at stations in the summer season and curb misuse of alarm chain pulling, the Central Railway has increased the platform ticket rates from Rs 10 to Rs 50 temporarily

72-hour mega block on suburban network during weekend: Central Railway

The Central Railway will carry out a 72-hour mega block from the intervening night of Friday and Saturday for adding two new lines between Thane and Diva stations located near Mumbai on its suburban network. At least 350 suburban locals and 117 mail, express and passenger trains will be cancelled during the mega block period, Central Railway's (CR) chief public relations officer Shivaji Sutar said on Wednesday. Daily commuters and outstation train passengers are likely to face hardship due to the block, as many outstation trains along with suburban locals will be cancelled during the block period, the CR said in a release. The CR said the block on its fast corridor between Thane and Diva stations will start from February 5 midnight and will carry on till February 7 midnight. "The Central Railway will operate a special infrastructure block between Thane and Diva for cut & connection works and commissioning of the new RRI building in Diva in connection with Thane-Diva 5th and 6th ...

Mumbai: Railway announces 14-hr mega block on suburban network over weekend

The Central Railway has announced a 14-hour 'block' or stoppage of traffic between Thane and Diva stations in Thane district which will start little after Saturday midnight

Railways to reduce platform ticket in Mumbai price from Rs 50 to Rs 10

The Central Railway has decided to reduce the price of platform ticket at key stations in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region from Rs 50 to Rs 10

Mumbai local train services to operate at pre-pandemic level from Oct 28

Central Railway and Western Railway will run suburban services in Mumbai at the 100 per cent capacity of the pre-pandemic level from October 28

Railways: 2,985 services to run on Mumbai suburban network from Jan 29

Passengers permitted by the Ministry of Railways and Government of Maharashtra are only allowed to travel by the suburban trains

Central Railways to run eight more special trains in Maharashtra

After announcing five special trains the day before, the Central Railway (CR) on Thursday announced another eight trains connecting various cities in Maharashtra

Students with valid I-cards, hall tickets can use Mumbai local trains

In the document, Central Railways also requested other people to not rush to the stations

Goods train derails near Kurla station, disrupts services on Harbour Line

The mishap halted services on the Harbour Line, that connects Navi Mumbai township with Mumbai

Dumper crash at Ambivali delays suburban trains in parts of Maharashtra

The services were restored after the railways carried out repairs for over an hour, a Central Railway spokesperson informed

Matheran's heritage toy train to resume service from Friday; check details

The toy train is a major attraction for tourists who throng the hill station situated just 100 km from Mumbai

Central Rlys' 1st 'Utkrisht rake' starts on Nov 4 between Mumbai & Pune

The Railways has also designed and displayed a special Utkrisht logo on each coach of the upgraded Pragati Express

Railways 'waterproof' plan: Mumbai local can now run in 12 inches of water!

Over 7 million daily suburban train commuters witness frequent disruption in services due to water logging on the railway tracks

Central Railway to run 452 special trains to clear summer vacation rush

The Central Railways will run two teachers' special trains between Lokmanya Tilak Terminus and Varanasi and all the summer special trains will have special fares