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The final work on the line commenced on October 7 and was completed in a 30-day block period, during which several long distance and suburban trains had to be cancelled or short terminated, it said.

Western Railway to operate 17 new AC local trains in Mumbai from November 6

According to a statement issued by the Western Railway, the train operated between Dahanu Road and Andheri stations will be extended up to Churchgate station to meet the growing demand of commuters.

Cyclone 'Biparjoy': Western Railway short-terminates 56 trains heading to coastal Gujarat

The WR is taking various measures including setting up disaster management rooms, help desks, and keeping relief trains ready.

Western Railway launches app for live tracking of trains on Mumbai suburban network

According to the zonal railway, the 'Yatri' app also has several other features.

Western Railway hikes platform ticket rates to Rs 50 at major stations to curb festive season rush

As per an official release, the platform ticket rate has been increased at Mumbai Central, Dadar, Borivali, Bandra Terminus, Vapi, Valsad, Udhna and Surat stations in the Mumbai division.

Mumbai | Western Railway to introduce eight more AC local services from November 22

With the new addition, the number of air-conditioned suburban services will increase to 20 from the existing 12, official said.

Cyclone Tauktae: Railways cancels/short-terminated over 60 trains - Full list

Cyclone Tauktae is likely to cause heavy rainfall in the coastal districts of Gujarat

Women take charge of goods train on Western Railway

Aakanksha Ray piloted the train as the Goods Guard. She was joined by Kumkum Nagendra, who served as the Loco Pilot and Udita Verma as the Assistant Loco Pilot of the train.

Western Railway adds 4 'ladies special' local trains in Mumbai

Women will be allowed to board the other suburban trains also during the non-peak hours, officials said.

Western Railway to add 194 more services of Mumbai local trains from October 15

With this, the total number of special services on WR being operated only for emergency services staff notified by the Maharashtra government, will increase to 700 from the current 506.

Western Railway adds 150 trains to suburban network, 5 special clone trains to meet demand

The clone special trains will be fully reserved, run on notified timings and will have Humsafar rakes

Special train with over 1,200 workers leaves Indore for West Bengal

The bourse had reduced the agriculture commodity trade timing to 5 pm after the breakout of coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus pandemic | Western Railway suffers Rs 178 crore loss due to lockdown

The loss was Rs 78.50 crore before March 22 and Rs 100.03 crore between March 23 and 29, it said in a release.

Coronavirus pandemic | Western Railway local trains see commuter count drop by 8 lakh

According to WR, on Tuesday 32.60 lakh passengers travelled on their suburban trains as against 40.75 lakh on Monday (down 8.15 lakhs).

No more fully-AC locals in Mumbai: WR moots trains with both AC/ Non-AC coaches

The daily commuters of Mumbai local trains have been disenchanted with the special fully-AC trains almost right from the time the services started in 2017

Western Railway earns Rs 104 crore in fines from ticketless and irregular travellers

A WR release said 21.33 lakh cases of ticketless or irregular travel, including unbooked luggage, were detected during this period, which is 8.85 per cent more than numbers in the corresponding period of last year.

Western Railway to change train timings to accommodate Tejas Express

The timings of 12 Mumbai-bound and 16 Ahmedabad-bound trains, including four MEMU (Main line EMU) will change by five to 10 minutes at intermediate stations, a WR release stated.

Second Tejas Express between Mumbai-Ahmedabad to hit tracks on January 17

The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express will be the second private train in the country, operated by the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC).

Western Railway increases speed of Bombardier rakes on slow tracks

Earlier, the speed of local trains plying on slow tracks was restricted to 70 kmph while the maximum speed on fast tracks is 100 kmph.

Western Railway recovers Rs 93.96 cr from errant travellers

In November alone, the WR recovered Rs 10.59 crore in 2.14 lakh cases of ticketless travel, including those of unbooked luggage, Bhakar said.

Spotted! 'Yamraj' teaching local train commuters about dangers of crossing tracks

Western Railway authorities dressed up a jawan from the Railway Police Force (RPF) as ‘Yamraj’

Pay up or we will dismantle Wankhede stadium FOBs: Western Railway to MCA

The FOBs cater to half of North Stand, Sunil Gavaskar Stand (East Stand) and Vittal Divecha Stand and are built above railway tracks on the northern end of Churchgate.

Churchgate-Virar AC local to operate daily from Saturday

The air-conditioned train used to make six trips per day between Monday and Friday when it was launched on December 25, 2017.

AC local fares in Mumbai to go up from June 3: Western Railway

The minimum fare for a single journey ticket will now cost Rs 65 instead of Rs 60, while the maximum fare will be Rs 220 instead of Rs 205, the WR official said.

Western Railway earns Rs 116.86 cr from ticket-less travellers in 11 months

The WR detected 25.17 lakh cases of ticket-less or irregular travel, including cases of unbooked luggage, between April 2018 and February 2019, which resulted in the recovery of Rs 116.86 crore from penalties, the WR said in a statement.