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Mumbai local trains to have new design soon

 Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said the Mumbai suburban railway would soon get new-design trains fitted with better features for passenger comfort and reducing overcrowding. Photograph: ANI......

Twist in kidnap case, Mumbai man held for raping daughter

 A 46-year-old man lodged a kidnapping complaint after his teenager daughter went missing, but later it turned out he had been allegedly sexually assaulting her for the last five years and she left......

Heavy rain continues in Mumbai, NDRF teams deployed

 Heavy rains continued to lash Mumbai on the second consecutive day on Monday, with some areas receiving up to 34 mm of rainfall in just one hour in the morning, affecting local train services......

10 injured, 1 critical in stampede at Mumbai's Bandra station

 At least ten persons were injured in a stampede at Mumbai's Bandra railway station on Sunday when hundreds of people attempted to board a Gorakhpur-bound train to head to their native places for......

Red alert as Mumbai battered with 10 cm rain in 5 hours, schools shut

 After a long hiatus, heavy rains returned to lash Mumbai and suburbs on Wednesday, inundating low-lying areas, stopping local trains on tracks between Kurla and Thane stations and stranding......

100% Railways Electrification By 2024

 India is now much ahead of other large railway networks in the world in terms of electrification -- with the US at just 1 per cent, China at 72 per cent and Europe at 60 per cent. IMAGE: The South......

Western Rly to begin unreserved ticketing

 Western Railway is all set to upgrade its ticketing system by implementing the Unreserved Ticketing Systemin a phased manner. UTS allows passengers to buy unreserved tickets up to three days before......

Bengaluru to get commuter rail services soon

 Commuters in Bengaluru city will soon be able to heave a sigh of relief if the plan of the state government and Railways is implemented.It could save commuters from the stress of travelling on the......

Mamata's grand plans for Railways only on paper?

 The railway minister's indifference to her portfolio, the hesitation to install anti-collision devices that cost Rs 250,000 per km and the debate over the efficiency of home-grown technology are......

Record Rs 1.10 lakh cr for Railways in Budget

 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Monday a record sum of Rs 1.10 lakh crore for the Railways, out of which Rs 1.07 lakh crore is for capital expenditure, and said the national......

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