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Mumbai train delays: Western Railway hit as speed restrictions take effect

Commuters on the Western Railway faced significant delays during Monday's morning rush hour, with trains running 15 to 30 minutes behind schedule

The slowdowns, particularly noticeable on both slow and fast lines towards Churchgate, were attributed to speed restrictions of 30 kmph implemented following a 10-hour mega block operation. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Published on Sep 30, 2024 12:23 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Railways moots plan to terminate harbour line trains at Sandhurst Road

A section of railway officials said the proposal was neither realistic nor feasible as the Sandhurst Road station is not equipped to handle large footfalls

Mumbai, India – July 30, 2024: A view of Sandhurst Road Station, in Mumbai, India, on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 31, 2024 09:19 AM IST

ByShashank Rao

Train services hit on Mumbai's Harbour line a day after derailment

Commuters suffer as train services hit on Mumbai's Harbour line a day after derailment

Services on the Harbour line were badly affected during the morning peak hours on Thursday. HT Photo

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Updated on May 02, 2024 11:03 AM IST

PTI | ByHT Correspondent

Local derails at CSMT, throws Harbour line out of gear for 3+ hours

The incident resulted in Harbour line services between CSMT and Wadala being unavailable for over three hours, as Central Railway officials and engineers worked to restore the derailed coach and clear the tracks

A Panvel-CSMT local was approaching platform 2 of CSMT when its second coach derailed while switching tracks. (Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 30, 2024 07:04 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

CR passes buck for Ghatkopar FOB crisis to Metro 1

Earlier this week too, there were complaints from commuters about the crush on the FOB. At Ghatkopar station, the situation seems to have worsened, as serpentine queues are seen during peak hours, which spill over on the CR premises

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Updated on Oct 09, 2023 05:20 AM IST

ByShashank Rao

Mumbai: Mega block to hit 37 train services on these lines till Oct 2

The block has been put in place to allow for construction work on the Dadri-JNPT western dedicated freight corridor.

Mumbai, India - June 12, 2022: Mumbai suburban local train services on the Central, Harbour and Western Lines disrupted due to mega and jumbo block for repairs and maintenance were conducted, Central Line near Byculla Station, in Mumbai, India, on Sunday, June 12, 2022. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo) (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 12, 2023 12:23 AM IST

ByShashank Rao

Mumbai local train services to be affected today. Check details here

Several Mumbai local train services will be affected on Sunday due to a mega block on its central and harbour lines, and a jumbo block on the western line.

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Published on Jul 02, 2023 09:13 AM IST

ByManjiri Chitre

Five get 6 years in jail for robbing passenger in last local on Harbour Line

According to the prosecution, the complainant, Mahadeo Zore was travelling from Mankhurd to Wadala and had taken the last local on December 30, 2016.

Inside the coach, the accused snatched his gold chain, golden earring, mobile phone and whatever cash he had in his pocket, said the prosecution, adding that when the complainant tried to defend himself, the accused assaulted him with a knife because of which Zore sustained injuries to his face. It said that after robbing the complainant, all the accused got down at Sewree station. (Getty Images)

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Updated on May 31, 2023 12:57 AM IST

ByCharul Shah

CR workers unearth 100-year-old tracks between Vidyavihar, Kurla

Usually when the railways find old, rusted pieces of metal on their property, they are sold as scrap to bidders through tenders. However, in this case, senior officials said they will retain a part of the unearthed GIPR tracks and it will be kept in the heritage gully at P D’mello side entrance of Chhattrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT). The rest of the old track is likely to be sold as scrap.

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Updated on Apr 20, 2023 12:35 AM IST

ByShashank Rao

Centre derails two multi-crore rail projects under MUTP 3A

The Central government has cancelled the proposed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Panvel elevated fast corridor and the Virar-Vasai-Panvel suburban rail line, as well as reducing the number of air-conditioned local trains from 210 to 191. These projects were part of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project 3A, and were set to cost more than INR21,000 crore ($3.15bn). The decision has been criticised as it comes as infrastructure projects in the region are expanding, including the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link, new airport and metro lines.

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Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:42 AM IST

ByShashank Rao, Mumbai

State govt gives ₹100-cr boost to MUTP

The Maharashtra government has agreed to release ?100 crore immediately towards the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP), out of the pending amount of ?1,512 crore. The decision comes after officials from Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) met with chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. The MRVC will receive funds for the MUTP-3 and 3A projects with a cumulative total of over ?44,600 crore, including new suburban rail corridors and the expansion of Harbour line. The Indian Railways have provided funds of ?5,932 crore while the Maharashtra government has disbursed ?4,421 crore over the years.

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Updated on Apr 04, 2023 12:21 AM IST

ByShashank Rao

Limited local trains resume in Mumbai for essential staff, no night service: Read full details

Approximately 1.25 lakh employees of essential services of state government are expected to commute by these special limited services.

Sweepers clean the platform on Sunday, a day before the resumption of local train services in Mumbai.(Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 15, 2020 11:17 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi

Central Railway gets 7 CCTVs in yard to boost security on long-distance trains

In a bid to improve the safety of passengers on outstation trains, the Central Railway (CR) has installed seven closed circuit televisions (CCTV) cameras on the maintenance pit lines at its Wadi Bunder zonal railway yard. The cameras will capture the images under the coach frames of outstation trains in the yard and highlight the minute maintenance required for the trains.

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Updated on Feb 22, 2020 01:11 AM IST

ByAroosa Ahmed, Mumbai

Mumbai train catches fire as man throws bag at overhead cables, services hit

Owing to the delay, many passengers opted to avail the bus service from the nearby Vashi depot, while a few others chose to wait until the train services resumed.

The train services on harbour line of Central Railway were disrupted for half an hour on Wednesday morning.(Kunal Patil/HT File Photo)

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Updated on Oct 09, 2019 11:47 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Navi Mumbai | ByPadmja Sinha

Mumbai local train derails near Mahim station, services affected

According to railway officials, third coach from Bandra end has been derailed and soon they will start efforts to re-rail the coach and restore the traffic on the line.

Harbour line of Central Railway provides suburban rail connectivity to Navi Mumbai, along with eastern and Western suburbs.(File photo for representation)

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Updated on Oct 02, 2019 12:54 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByHT Correspondent

36 more services on CR, WR for Ganpati, no mega block

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) will also operate 18 additional bus services during this time.

For the convenience of commuters, Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) will run 36 additional services this weekend and on September 12, the last day of Ganpati Visarjan.(Anshuman Poyrekar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 07, 2019 01:46 AM IST

Mumbai | ByKailash Korde, Mumbai

Suburban services on Central Railways back on track after 19 hours

The CR now plans to approach the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to propose the widening of Mithi river, which swelled to dangerous levels on Wednesday, flooding tracks between Kurla-Sion and Chunabhatti stations and crippling services for hours.

Suburban services on the Central Railway (CR) resumed on Thursday morning, after being shut for more than 19 hours since Wednesday amid heavy showers.(Vijayanand Gupta/HT Photo)

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Updated on Sep 05, 2019 11:20 PM IST

Mumbai | ByAroosa Ahmed

Central Railway’s 1st AC train to run on Harbour line between CSMT and Goregaon?

The height of British-era bridges on both Central and Harbour railway has been an issue for the operation of AC trains as the rakes are taller than regular suburban trains.

CR had earlier written to the Integral Coach Factory in Chennai, manufacturing AC trains for Mumbai, to consider the problem.(HT image)

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Updated on Aug 20, 2019 06:32 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByAroosa Ahmed

With new tech, you may get more suburban trains during peak hours

CBTC is a railway signalling system, operating on telecommunications between track equipment and the train, which results in better management of rail traffic.

The project will take four years to be implemented on all three suburban railway lines.(HT image)

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Updated on Aug 17, 2019 05:09 AM IST

MUMBAI | ByAroosa Ahmed

Goods train derails near Thane; glitch, blocks add to chaos

Two wagons of a goods train derailed ahead of platform no. seven at Thane railway station at 1.47am on Sunday. The seventh and eighth wagons were rerailed by 5am, following which the train was removed from the tracks.

Railway commuters were inconvenienced on Sunday owing to the derailment of a goods train at Thane railway station, technical glitch on a local train on the trans-harbour line and maintenance blocks on the western and harbour lines.(ANI (Representative Image))

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Updated on Aug 12, 2019 01:50 AM IST

Mumbai | ByAroosa Ahmed, Mumbai

Two coaches of Vashi-bound train derail, trans-harbour services hit

To help stranded commuters, CR was making regular announcements and also refunding ticket money so passengers could use the same to travel on the harbour line.

Commuters at Kurla and other railway stations on Central Railway were inconvenienced, owing to a mega block on the Harbour line, on Sunday.

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Updated on Aug 12, 2019 01:29 AM IST

Navi Mumbai | ByPadmja Sinha, Navi Mumbai

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Updated on Aug 13, 2019 07:00 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByTeam HT Estates

Stones pelted on Mumbai’s Central Railway: Four commuters suffer injuries; GRP detains a suspect

Four victims treated at Sion Hospital; cops check suspect’s criminal record

Commuters on Central Railway have experienced a number of instances of stones being thrown at them(HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jul 17, 2019 01:02 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMegha Sood, Mumbai

Sunday spoiler: Mega block, tech snag lead to delays, cancellations on WR, CR

On the CR’s main line, suburban services were hit owing to a mega block on the Kalyan-bound fast line between Matunga and Mulund stations, while on the harbour line, there was a block between Wadala Road and Mankhurd stations.

Commuters travelling on Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) were hassled on Sunday as multiple suburban and outstation services were delayed by 15 to 30 minutes or cancelled owing to a mega block and technical snags.(HT PHOTO)

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Published on Jul 08, 2019 02:49 AM IST

Mumbai | ByHT Correspondent

In Mumbai, Harbour Line stalled as nylon belt snaps overhead wire

After two hours, the Central Railway restored the power supply and resumed suburban services. The direct services between Navi Mumbai and CSMT were suspended when the overhead wire snapped.

Several passengers were stranded inside trains and on platforms due to the technical snag. Many were confused as there was no announcement about when the services would resume.(HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 24, 2019 10:35 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByHT Correspondent

Overhead wire snag disrupts train services to Panvel on Harbour line

According to the Central Railway, the disruption occurred after the overhead equipment wires between the Khandeshwar and Panvel railway stations snapped at 4pm

The services resumed at 5.38pm.(HT File)

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Updated on Apr 02, 2019 12:59 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAroosa Ahmed

Mumbai’s Harbour line services hit between Belapur and Panvel during peak hours

Central Railway is running special services between Belapur and CSMT, as services beyond Belapur have been stopped.

Commuters faced a tough time on Harbour line of Central Railway on Thursday morning after an overhead wire snag stalled services between Mumbai’s Belapur and Panvel.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Dec 27, 2018 01:25 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByHT Correspondent

Special bus and train services on Mahaparinirvan Divas in Mumbai

According to BEST officials, they will ply 60-70 buses everyday between December 6 to December 7

BEST is going to operate these special buses at an interval of every 30 minute from Shivaji Park(HT FILE PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 04, 2018 12:38 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByKailash Korde, Mumbai

Six-hour Mumbai Central Railway block from 10.30am today

Central Railway will run special services between Wadala Road and Panvel stations, and Wadala Road and Bandra/Goregaon stations, at intervals of 15 minutes.

Suburban services on the harbour and main line will remain cancelled between 10.30am and 4.30pm.(HT FILE PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 02, 2018 12:12 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByKailash Korde, Mumbai

Cooler journey ahead for Mumbaiites: Gear up for CR’s first AC local in 2019

The first train may be on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) -Kalyan route

The initial trials of the AC locals were conducted on the CR route in 2016.(HT File)

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Updated on Oct 28, 2018 12:57 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAroosa Ahmed, Mumbai

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Commuters on the Western Railway faced significant delays during Monday's morning rush hour, with trains running 15 to 30 minutes behind schedule

A section of railway officials said the proposal was neither realistic nor feasible as the Sandhurst Road station is not equipped to handle large footfalls

Commuters suffer as train services hit on Mumbai's Harbour line a day after derailment

The incident resulted in Harbour line services between CSMT and Wadala being unavailable for over three hours, as Central Railway officials and engineers worked to restore the derailed coach and clear the tracks

Earlier this week too, there were complaints from commuters about the crush on the FOB. At Ghatkopar station, the situation seems to have worsened, as serpentine queues are seen during peak hours, which spill over on the CR premises

The block has been put in place to allow for construction work on the Dadri-JNPT western dedicated freight corridor.

Several Mumbai local train services will be affected on Sunday due to a mega block on its central and harbour lines, and a jumbo block on the western line.

According to the prosecution, the complainant, Mahadeo Zore was travelling from Mankhurd to Wadala and had taken the last local on December 30, 2016.

Approximately 1.25 lakh employees of essential services of state government are expected to commute by these special limited services.

Owing to the delay, many passengers opted to avail the bus service from the nearby Vashi depot, while a few others chose to wait until the train services resumed.

According to railway officials, third coach from Bandra end has been derailed and soon they will start efforts to re-rail the coach and restore the traffic on the line.

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) will also operate 18 additional bus services during this time.

The CR now plans to approach the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to propose the widening of Mithi river, which swelled to dangerous levels on Wednesday, flooding tracks between Kurla-Sion and Chunabhatti stations and crippling services for hours.

The height of British-era bridges on both Central and Harbour railway has been an issue for the operation of AC trains as the rakes are taller than regular suburban trains.

CBTC is a railway signalling system, operating on telecommunications between track equipment and the train, which results in better management of rail traffic.

Two wagons of a goods train derailed ahead of platform no. seven at Thane railway station at 1.47am on Sunday. The seventh and eighth wagons were rerailed by 5am, following which the train was removed from the tracks.

To help stranded commuters, CR was making regular announcements and also refunding ticket money so passengers could use the same to travel on the harbour line.

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Four victims treated at Sion Hospital; cops check suspect’s criminal record

On the CR’s main line, suburban services were hit owing to a mega block on the Kalyan-bound fast line between Matunga and Mulund stations, while on the harbour line, there was a block between Wadala Road and Mankhurd stations.

After two hours, the Central Railway restored the power supply and resumed suburban services. The direct services between Navi Mumbai and CSMT were suspended when the overhead wire snapped.

According to the Central Railway, the disruption occurred after the overhead equipment wires between the Khandeshwar and Panvel railway stations snapped at 4pm

Central Railway is running special services between Belapur and CSMT, as services beyond Belapur have been stopped.

According to BEST officials, they will ply 60-70 buses everyday between December 6 to December 7

Central Railway will run special services between Wadala Road and Panvel stations, and Wadala Road and Bandra/Goregaon stations, at intervals of 15 minutes.

The first train may be on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) -Kalyan route

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