Elphinstone Road

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Forty-four more FOBs were in pipeline at various stages of sanction and construction in the Mumbai division.

Rly pulls up socks after Fob stampede

Railway activist Subhash Gupta claimed that the hawkers had returned to stations like Kurla.

28 Sep 2018 2:25 AM

22 people were killed and 39 were injured in the stampede at Elphinstone railway station on September 29.

Elphinstone station now officially Prabhadevi

The new name will be effective from Thursday.

18 Jul 2018 1:13 AM

If the DRUCC’s demands become a reality, Virar and Dahanu-bound services could eventually commence from Elphinstone Road station.

‘Build extra platform at Elphinstone Rd station’

The meeting was held in the presence of DRM Sanjay Mishra.

22 Jun 2018 1:51 AM

A vagrant lies sprawled on the stairs of the newly built foot over-bridge on Thursday. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

New Elphinstone bridge turns anti-social haven

The commuters had to pick their way through garbage strewn around and the anti-social elements sitting around on sleeping sprawled out.

28 Apr 2018 2:51 AM

Armymen construct the foot over-bridge at Elphinstone Road station on Saturday. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Elphinstone foot over-bridge to be ready in two weeks

Four out of five phases have been completed.

28 Jan 2018 5:53 AM

Soldiers fixing rly fob to get rented flats

The railways ministry has given a deadline of January 31 to the Army to complete the construction work.

18 Dec 2017 2:25 AM

A file picture of the Elphinstone railway station.

Railways begin groundwork on new FOB at Elphinstone

The current bridge’s extension will be carried out by the army from November 20 and get completed by January 31.

11 Nov 2017 1:55 AM

Union railways minister Piyush Goyal had announced that the Parel-Elphinstone Road Bridge would be built by the Army in a record time of three months.

No freebies for Army on locals

Rlys asks Army to adjust tickets cost in expenditure for 3 FOBs.

09 Nov 2017 2:33 AM

23 commuters lost their lives after a stampede erupted on September 29 on a FOB at Elphinstone station.

Elphinstone soil quality concerns Army: Source

Sources said that both Currey Road and Ambivli stations would have only extensions to the existing FOBs and not completely new bridges.

01 Nov 2017 1:46 AM

Girangaon, which was previously a mill area, is now buzzing with high-rises and corporate houses.

Mumbai experts warn area is a disaster waiting to happen

They have blamed the government for not learning its lessons in time so to avert such disasters.

30 Sep 2017 1:46 AM

The WR was hoping to make it official this weekend.

Suresh Prabhu postpones Elphinstone Road station name change

The Central Railway (CR) has already made the change but the Western Railway (WR) was hoping to make it official this weekend.

12 Aug 2017 3:05 AM

Historian Arvind Ghanachari, who is known for his knowledge of the city and has been teaching at the University of Mumbai for more than five decades, said some of the changes have been unwarranted and at times misplaced.

Renaming robs city of past bit by bit, say historians

Historian Deepak Rao is more vocal about the changes in names of streets and areas in the city.

06 Jul 2017 2:00 AM

New signs have been put up at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus station.

Three changed, nine more on rename demand list

On Tuesday, Elphinstone station became Prabhadevi.

06 Jul 2017 1:15 AM