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Railways to tie up with IIT-B to develop sustainable suburban framework
Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation and IIT Bombay will conduct a study on the city's suburban rail network to enhance financial sustainability and service delivery.
Published on Feb 13, 2025 06:36 AM IST
WR to introduce Digital Lounges for office-goers
Soon officer-goers who takes Western Railway (WR) trains can work at railway stations while waiting to catch their local, as WR is currently working on a plan of setting up co-working flex office spaces on the elevated decks at stations and terminuses, on the lines of European railway stations
Updated on Jan 06, 2025 08:34 AM IST
FOB, escalators, deck: Phase 1 of Ghatkopar railway station revamp complete
Ghatkopar is among 17 stations in in the city which are being refurbished by the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC)
Updated on Dec 09, 2024 09:04 AM IST
Mumbai local trains: 13 more AC local services added to Western Railway
The 13 services were added after a new air-conditioned train was inducted into the suburban railway fleet, taking the total number of AC trains to eight
Updated on Nov 27, 2024 08:53 AM IST
MRVC to upgrade Ghatkopar railway station to prevent stampede like situation
The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) plans to construct six new foot overbridges (FOBs) and 14 escalators at Ghatkopar railway station to address overcrowding. The upgrade is expected to cost around ₹50-60 crore and will help ease congestion during peak hours. The FOBs will provide additional space for commercial use and the escalators will improve accessibility for passengers. The station currently serves 3-4 lakh railway passengers and 4.80 lakh metro commuters daily.
Updated on Oct 25, 2023 08:02 AM IST
Shashank Rao, Mumbai
Work on Panvel-Karjat suburban rail line begins
Mumbai is set to get a new suburban rail corridor with the construction of the Panvel-Karjat rail line, including a 2.6km tunnel, the longest in the city's suburban railway. The line will connect Navi Mumbai with the Raigad district and is part of efforts to reach untapped areas of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Work is expected to be completed by December 2025.
Updated on Sep 09, 2023 12:21 AM IST
Mumbai’s wait for more AC local trains gets longer
Right now, there are only 14 AC locals running on both Western and Central Railways catering to 1.5 lakh daily commuters, and this skewed equation has commuters emphasising the need to increase the number
Updated on Jul 24, 2023 12:40 AM IST
Mumbai to get 238 state-of-the-art Vande Bharat local trains
S C Gupta, chairman and MD of MRVC said the prototype rake would be launched after two years, and thereafter, the rakes would be rolled out for a period of five years. At present, there are 275 rakes in the suburban train network of Mumbai, which includes 14 AC rakes
Updated on Jun 22, 2023 01:06 AM IST
Rail passengers associations seek single entity for different modes of public transport
The two-hour-long internal meeting – called ‘Mi Mumbai Local Boltoy’ – was held outside Dadar station on Saturday.
Updated on Apr 17, 2023 12:55 AM IST
Shashank Rao
Railways demand 5 FSI to fund railway projects
Indian Railways has requested a Floor Space Index (FSI) of 5 for its rail premises in Mumbai for projects under Phase 3 of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project. The FSI of 5, which is what is permitted for commercial buildings in Mumbai, will ideally mean vertical development on railway land. The unused FSI can then be sold as transferable development rights for funding the railway?s share of the project cost. The redevelopment and revamp of 19 stations on both the central and western railway lines at a cost of ₹947 crore is one of the prominent works under the ₹33,690-crore MUTP-3A.
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 01:03 AM IST
Shashank Rao
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.
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 12:21 AM IST
Shashank Rao
Mumbai likely to get second AC local by September-end
After the second AC train is introduced, WR will consider operating these locals on the weekends also. Currently, the local is sent for maintenance on Saturdays and Sundays.
Updated on Sep 09, 2019 12:32 AM IST
Mumbai | Aroosa Ahmed, Mumbai
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.
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 05:09 AM IST
MUMBAI | Aroosa Ahmed
CSMT-Panvel elevated line plan could be back on track
The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) will send reports on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) to Panvel to the Railway Board for approval after its study.
Published on Jul 11, 2019 01:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Aroosa Ahmed
Un-fare deal? Railway commute set to get costlier from 2021 in Mumbai
This comes after the Railways decided to increase the Mumbai Urban Transport (MUTP) surcharge to 25% from 2021, as opposed to the current 18%. The union cabinet approved this on March 7.
Updated on Jun 21, 2019 04:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Aroosa Ahmed
MUTP-3A: Drones to help find land, survey the works
Surveys of the Vasai-Bhayander creek are currently being undertaken in order to determine the land required for the project.
Published on May 03, 2019 05:28 AM IST
Mumbai | Aroosa Ahmed
MUTP 3A work in Mumbai must be put on fast track, say experts
Experts say rail projects worth ₹33,690 crore for suburban network must be completed faster than earlier MUTPs, question sanctioned amount
Updated on Mar 08, 2019 08:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aroosa Ahmed
Mumbai Urban Transport Project-3A gets Niti Aayog nod, its next station is Union cabinet
₹49,672.56 crore is the starting cost approved; railway board meets MRVC, finance, green min officials
Updated on Dec 28, 2018 12:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aroosa Ahmed, Mumbai
Operator decides to stop running Mumbai Monorail, MMRDA says it can’t take unilateral decision
Services on the 8.9km stretch from Chembur to Wadala have been suspended ever since two rakes caught fire in November last year.
Updated on Jun 16, 2018 12:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Swapnil Rawal, Mumbai
Mumbai’s 19 railway stations to get elevated decks, FOBs
According to the plan, which will be executed by the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), these stations on the central, western and harbour line will have elevated decks, to give more space to passengers
Updated on Apr 18, 2018 03:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Aroosa Ahmed, Mumbai
Railway infrastructure in Mumbai to get mega boost in December
The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation will submit proposal to Railway Board before final nod in August
Updated on Apr 12, 2018 11:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aroosa Ahmed, Mumbai