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The railway suspects that there is a possibility that the train could come to a grinding halt a few times in the initial stages. (Representational Image)

Technicians to be at hand on air-conditioned trains

The officials are further trying to minimise the contact of the AC train and the common man by relegating it to an...

27 Nov 2017 9:08 PM GMT

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Old Western Railway coaches to turn food stalls

The WR is currently also working on art characteristic of Mumbai to be placed in the AC train to be launched on January...

25 Nov 2017 9:14 PM GMT

The govt has given in-principle nod that only AC trains would be procured henceforth for the city.

AC train fares to range from Rs 10 to Rs 85

The initial reports had claimed that the fare would touch a maximum of Rs 200-Rs 300.

24 Nov 2017 10:00 PM GMT

The railway tracks near Malad where the women died.

GRP to probe negligence angle in workers' death

The labourers were part of a group of 60 workers who were hired on contract for track maintenance work.

19 Nov 2017 9:00 PM GMT

The incident took place at around 12.15 pm when the deceased were trespassing between Malad and Goregaon stations, WR Chief Public Relations Officer Ravinder Bhakar said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Three hit by train on Western Railway track, die

Preliminary reports states that the victims failed to gauge the speed of the train and were late to react.

18 Nov 2017 8:34 PM GMT

The incident took place at around 12.15 pm when the deceased were trespassing between Malad and Goregaon stations, WR Chief Public Relations Officer Ravinder Bhakar said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Trespassing claims lives: Express train runs over 3 women in Mumbai

Another woman was injured in the tragic incident, a Western Railway official said.

18 Nov 2017 12:12 PM GMT

The ranking system could be based on a scale of 1 to 10 or could have several categories. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Now, swipe to rate WR toilets

QR codes will allow commuters to rank restrooms' hygiene via mobiles.

12 Nov 2017 7:31 PM GMT

The cameras will be installed on all the 32 WR stations and around 308 coaches on 25 local trains.

Western Railway stations, trains to get 3,500 HD cams post tragedy

The cameras are expected to be placed by June 2018 and their installation will be personally monitored by Piyush Goyal.

6 Nov 2017 12:04 AM GMT

Officials say glitches are being resolved steadily

The Central Railway (CR) had been struggling with the same AC train for nearly a year, which was later handed over to...

4 Nov 2017 8:28 PM GMT

The railways have managed to evict hawkers from the FOB at Dadar station. (Photo: Debashish Dey)

Railways struggle to keep FOBs hawker-free

Nearly 800 home guards to be deployed at CR and WR soon.

3 Nov 2017 8:18 PM GMT

Piyush Goyal at KEM Hospital.

Rail minister was in Mumbai at time of incident

Friday's was Mr Goyal's first inauguration in Mumbai since he took charge as railway minister.

29 Sep 2017 7:51 PM GMT

Horrific scenes at Elphinstone railway station on Friday morning.

Station tragedy: Dadar police to probe mishap

The preliminary investigation has revealed that there were rumours that started doing the rounds, triggering the...

29 Sep 2017 7:44 PM GMT