Western Railway News
Western Railway is killing off the last of its 'toy trains'
Soon, nine narrow gauge railway trains in Gujarat will cease to operate
3 min read16 Dec 2020Mumbai local update: Uniformed private security guards allowed to travel
The permission to travel will be granted to private security guards on the basis of their uniforms with valid identity cardsFrom June 15, around 1,410 special suburban services are being run for essential services staff, including the state and central government employees in Mumbai
1 min read23 Oct 2020Mumbai local train: Western Railway extends services to 700, including 2 ladies specials
The Maharashtra govt had requested the Western Railway on 16 Oct to allow local trains services for womenRecently, the Central Railway had added 225 more trains
1 min read19 Oct 2020Mumbai local train update: AC train services to start from today
Eight of the 10 AC local services will be operated between Churchgate-Virar on a fast corridor, one service each will run between Mahalaxmi-Borivali and Borivali-Churchgate stationsServices on Mumbai suburban network resumed partially on 15 June, authorities have been gradually increasing their frequency
2 min read15 Oct 2020Mumbai local train update: Western Railway to run 194 more trains from 15 October
The decision was taken in order to maintain social distancing and avoid overcrowding amid the Covid-19 pandemic
1 min read14 Oct 2020Mumbai power cut leaves trains stuck on tracks, WFH staff hit
Power restoration efforts began on 'war footing' and pocket-wise resumption in supply was started around 12 noon onwards, nearly two hours after the outage
3 min read12 Oct 2020How fraudsters are using fake IDs to travel in Mumbai local train
Indian Railways' Western Railway zone has detected several cases of fake ID card holders who have been travelling in the special suburban services in Mumbai
2 min read6 Oct 2020Mumbai local train services disrupted as overhead wire snaps
Restoration work is currently underway, a Government Railway Police (GRP) official said
1 min read6 Oct 2020Mumbai local trains: Western Railway to increase number of suburban services. Check route details
Western Railway will run another six additional special suburban services including two ladies special trains in MumbaiAt present 500 special suburban services are being operated by Western Railway for essential services staff
2 min read27 Sep 2020Mumbai: Suburban train services resume partially after heavy rainfall
With waterlogged tracks, suburban services of both Central Railway and Western Railway were suspendedHowever, the Central Railway's suburban services had not resumed till late in the evening
1 min read23 Sep 2020Popular Topics
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