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Twenty-three persons were killed in the stampede on a foot overbridge (FOB) linking two railways stations in Mumbai on Friday during the deadly rush hour. (Photo: PTI/File)

After stampede, Govt ropes in Army to build Elphinstone footbridge

The Army will also help in building foot overbridges at two other stations in Mumbai.

31 Oct 2017 6:42 AM GMT

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Part of unused Charni Road station FOB collapses, one suffers minor...

The incident occurred at the Churchgate end of the Charni Road station at around 8.05 pm.

14 Oct 2017 8:39 PM GMT

While enforcing a block on any line, railways need to ensure that commuters dont suffer.

Constructing one bridge takes two years: Rly officials

The Western Railway will be rebuilding the Elphinstone Road Bridge, which was opened for the public in 1972.

14 Oct 2017 8:15 PM GMT

Incidentally, it was the same FOB, which links the Elphinstone Road and Parel railway stations, on whose staircase 23 people had died in a stampede on September 29. (Photo: PTI/File)

Mumbai: 2 weeks after Elphinstone stampede, woman hurt as tile of FOB...

The passenger, identified only as Anita (38), sustained a minor injury in the incident that occurred at around 3.40 pm.

14 Oct 2017 7:08 AM GMT

Twenty three people had lost their lives in the September 29 Elphinstone tragedy.

23 lives snuffed out in 7 minutes

Rly probe finds chaos, panic, terror on FOB all happened from 10.17 to 10.24 am.

11 Oct 2017 9:11 PM GMT

22 witnesses have been questioned so far.

Stampede was caused due to panic, claims railway inquiry

The CSO is conducting the Railways' inquiry into the incident. The official report is to be submitted sometime next...

7 Oct 2017 8:13 PM GMT

Twenty-three persons were killed in the stampede on a foot overbridge (FOB) linking two railways stations in Mumbai on Friday during the deadly rush hour. (Photo: PTI/File)

Mumbai: Railways to evict illegal hawkers from entry and exit points...

Railway spokesperson Ravinder Bhakar said the administration is soon going to demarcate the railway area to stop this...

5 Oct 2017 4:28 PM GMT

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Flower vendor's 'phool gir gaya' cry set off panic: stampede survivor

On September 29, a massive crowd of morning rush hour commuters had stampeded on the stairwell of a narrow foot...

4 Oct 2017 10:36 AM GMT

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Kurla, Bandra to get FOBs, 10 critical ones to be listed

A railway official said, Mr Piyush Goyal has promised that the upgradation of these ten bridges will have no issue of...

1 Oct 2017 8:37 PM GMT

Railway Board chief raps bureaucrats for receiving him at airport

Sources said that there were at least 20 high-ranking railway officials that were part of the entourage that went to...

1 Oct 2017 7:51 PM GMT

Passengers caught in a stampede at Elphinstone railway stations foot over bridge, in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Mumbai stampede a 'massacre', Railways, Govt responsible for mishap:...

Terming the loss of lives in the stampede as unfortunate, Maharashtra Cong chief Ashok Chavan demanded a judicial probe...

29 Sep 2017 11:51 AM GMT

The FOB shifting work had been going on since 11 am and traffic was diverted to other lanes on the Sion-Panvel highway. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Crane tips over, affects traffic on Vashi Bridge

It was shifting part of FOB on Sion-Panvel highway.

7 Oct 2018 8:17 PM GMT