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British-era Carnac bridge between CSMT and Masjid stations was dismantled in Mumbai 27-hour mega block was uplifted on Sunday itself The block was also utilised to carry out other maintenance works too

Indian Railways announces 27-hour block To impact Mumbai local, long-distance train services Central Railway announces mega block from Nov 19-Nov 21

Indian Railways has failed to meet the manufacturing targets of coaches, wheels, locomotives Railway officials blame supply chain disruption caused by the Ukraine crisis 40 locomotive failures have been detected within 100 days till June

Indian Railways will carry out a jumbo block on Mumbai local train route The jumbo block will be for five hours on August 21 Mumbaikars are requested to check new schedule before setting out for their journey

A major traffic block will be undertaken by the Indian Railways’ today It undertaken between Vangaon and Dahanu Road stations in Mumbai Due to this major block, more than 380 trains are fully cancelled, while 46 trains are partially cancelled

Local train services of the Western Railway were delayed due to a technical snag Many commuters had to walk along the tracks to reach their offices The fast locals were delayed by 15 minutes due to this snag

Fares of single-journey ticket fare for first-class and AC locals becomes cheaper Existing minimum fare of Rs 65 for a distance of 5 km will be reduced to Rs 30 It was a long-pending demand of the public to reduce the fares

Fares of single-journey ticket fare for first-class and AC locals are set to become cheaper Existing minimum fare of Rs 65 for a distance of 5 km will be reduced to Rs 30 It was a long-pending demand of the public to reduce the fares

Central Railway and SugarBox Networks have initiated ‘Content on Demand’ service in Mumbai local trains Commuters will be able to enjoy movies, TV shows and news for free Officials aim to make Mumbai a stellar example of in-transit connectivity through this initiative

On Sunday, the state government had announced that fully vaccinated people can board suburban trains, considered Mumbai's lifeline, from August 15. The e-pass should be saved on mobile phone and after showing it at the ticket counter at suburban stations, citizens will get monthly travel pass directly from the Railways. The release said citizens who apply for an e-pass without completing 14 days after the second dose of vaccine will receive it only after the stipulated two-week period.

Maharashtra has allowed local trains to operate in Mumbai with certain riders The order issued by the Maharashtra government restricts the general public from travelling in the local train from 7 AM to 12 noon and from 4 PM to 9 PM. While the state government has given clearance for the same, a final call in this regard will be taken by the Western Railways.

Railways has decided to run 610 additional local train services starting November 1. With the addition of these services, the total number of special suburban services in Mumbai will be increased to 2020. Of the 610 services, 314 will be run on the Central Railway network, while the remaining 296 will be plied on Western Railway

After allowing women to travel in local trains of Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has now decided to allow private guards to travel in local trains. The Maharashtra government has written a letter to the general manager of the Central and Western Railways in this regard. It has been written in the letter that private guards with uniform stripe and I-cards should be allowed to travel in local trains in Mumbai and Mumbai Metropolitan Area.

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday announced that all women passengers will be allowed to travel in local trains in Mumbai and suburbs from Wednesday. Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Goyal said that Railways will allow women to travel on suburban trains. They will be allowed from October 21 between 11 am to 3 pm and again after 7 pm.

All schools and junior colleges in Mumbai will remain closed on Thursday even as the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted ''extremely heavy rainfall'' in Mumbai and its surrounding areas in the next 24 hours and issued a red alert in this regard.

Thousands of passengers continued to remain stranded in Maharashtra's Mumbai and adjoining areas after number of long distance trains got cancelled or rescheduled or diverted following two days of excessive rainfall and waterlogging in the state. 

The Central railway has suspended the movement of suburban trains, citing safety hazard. The Railways said the state government and various other agencies have been requested to run extra buses between Mumbai and Pune for intercity travellers. 

A team of doctors covered a distance of 30.8 kilometres in 45 minutes using the local train to cover most of the distance.

The 13-year-old, studying in class VIII, was reportedly coming back from her tuition and heading to Kalyan.