MUMBAI: More than 1,300 trees could be felled in Mumbai to make way for various infrastructure development and building projects. Proposals to axe and transplant 1,346 trees were placed before the civic Tree Authority on Tuesday. Of these, the authority approved the felling of 269 trees 24 for the Vidhan Bhavan Metro station in south […]
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Mumbai: Monorail frequency to go from 20 minutes to 5 as 10 new trains ordered
MUMBAI: Monorail commuters can expect to get a faster and more comfortable service as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has placed orders for 10 rakes under the Make In India programme. Delivery will begin from January 2023 onwards. The monorail currently operates with seven rakes, of which two are kept on stand-by, and […]
Retaining wall of rly bridge near Okalipuram Jn collapses
Bengaluru: A portion of the retaining wall of a railway overbridge on Dhanvantri Road near Okalipuram Junction in central Bengaluru gave away on Monday afternoon. Four families residing in a house built adjoining the wall were evacuated by BBMP after the incident. Revanna NS, the jurisdictional executive engineer, said: “There was no place for the […]
Chennai: Railway spruces up St Thomas Mount station
CHENNAI: The work on laying the last few metres of the elevated Velachery-St Thomas Mount MRTS extension line has picked up pace and Southern Railway has begun developing St Thomas Mount railway station into a multi-modal hub. A series of amenities are being installed to provide the station a facelift and also to enable it […]
Central Railway seeks SOPs for train commute by under-18 students
MUMBAI: The Central Railway (CR) has sought guidelines from the state government on issuance of one-day journey and season tickets to students as many wish to travel by trains to and from their educational institutions. In the absence of a standard operating procedure (SOPs) from the state, both Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) […]
16 AC trains on Thane-Panvel route restored
THANE: Commuters on Thane-Vashi-Panvel section can start enjoying the comfort of cool train rides from Thursday, October 7 as Central Railway will restore 16 AC suburban local services. Following services from Thane will depart for Nerul at 6.46am, 9.19am, 5.16pm and 6.29pm for Vashi at 8.08am, for Belapur at 10.40am, for Panvel at 7.49pm and […]
Mumbai: AC local trains to return on Trans-Harbour section from Thursday
MUMBAI: The Central Railway (CR) on Wednesday announced the restoration of all 16 air-conditioned suburban train services on Mumbai’s Trans-Harbour line from Thursday. The CR will also increase the number of train services on its suburban network from October 7, bringing them to nearly 96 per cent of pre-pandemic level. The Railway had suspended AC […]
Southern Railway to add more coaches to five trains in TN
CHENNAI: Southern Railway has added coaches to five trains to improve capacity. No 06181 / 06182 Chennai Egmore – Sengottai – Chennai Egmore special train will be augmented with one AC first class cum AC ll tier coach replacing an AC first class coach from Chennai Egmore from November 20 and from Sengottai from November […]
Railways to conduct trial run on new line between Tambaram and Guduvancheri
CHENNAI: Southern Railway will conduct a trial run using an electric locomotive on the Tambaram -Guduvancheri third line between 1pm and 6pm on Wednesday ( October 6) to test the newly installed 25 KV overhead equipment. The trial is part of preparation for the commissioning of the line. The SR has warned people residing in […]
Kolkata Metro may tweak train timings
KOLKATA: Metro Railway may extend its evening operations by one or one-and-a-half hours for revellers during the Puja days. But in keeping with Calcutta High Court’s restrictions, the number of services will remain the same. Trains will be frequent as services may start only at 10am and not at 7.30am. But like last year, there […]
Gahlot directs NCRTC to do independent audit of RRTS
New Delhi: Transport minister Kailash Gahlot on Tuesday directed the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) to conduct an independent audit of its Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) plan to ensure passengers from different modes travel seamlessly. The first RRTS corridor connecting Delhi to Meerut will have three stations in Delhi, including the terminal at […]
Mumbai: Metro 2A to offer 17,500 sq ft on rent on Andheri W stn
Mumbai: The Andheri West Metro station of Line 2A (D N Nagar to Dahisar), which will have an interchange facility with D N Nagar Metro station on the existing Line 1 (Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar) will offer around 17,500 sq ft of commercial space on lease for retail or eateries to earn non-fare revenue. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region […]