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Western Railway cancels 850 services

The first suburban local to resume was from Andheri to CSMT at 2.15 pm.

4 July 2018 5:30 AM IST

The site where the pedestrian pathway of the road overbridge collapsed, Tuesday.

5 injured as busy portion of Andheri ROB crashes down

The ROB collapsed around 7.20 am with the debris crashing down upon the tracks below.

4 July 2018 4:56 AM IST

At present, the Central Railway runs 1,660 suburban services and the Western Railway 1,323 services. (Photo: PTI/File)

WR leads in punctuality, CR fares poorly

As per this weekly report, the punctuality rate of CR is 58.88 per cent, while that of WR stands at 94.21 per cent.

3 July 2018 2:05 AM IST

Safety concerns may lead to poor adherence and discontinuation of asthma medications during pregnancy. (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman delivers twins at Palghar station

The lady got into labour pain when she was travelling with her husband and mother-in-law to Dahanu in a local train.

2 Jan 2019 2:07 AM IST

Despite being warned by his friends, he scaled the top of the train, touched the wire and died at the spot. (Representational Image | PTI)

Rajasthan: Rail services faces disruption due to Gujjar stir

As many as 13 trains were diverted, short terminated or cancelled in the wake of the agitation by Gujjars, demanding a...

10 Feb 2019 11:16 AM IST

The new symbol, of a woman wearing a western business suit is going to be painted on all the ladies compartments. (Photo: Instagram)

Mumbai's Western Railway embraces the modern woman' avatar

Mumbai's local train coaches replace outdated symbol of women in sarees to business suits.

27 May 2019 5:08 PM IST

Bombay High Court

Keep up initiatives on womens' safety, Bombay HC tells Railways

The railway had also launched a mobile application called eye-watch women.

12 May 2019 6:22 AM IST

The cyclone is expected to touch Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Mahuva around Veraval and Diu region as a severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed of 110-120 kmph gusting to 135 kmph on the morning of June 13. (Photo: ANI)

Cyclone Vayu: 65 people evacuated from Diu, Gujarat

Western Railways has also taken various safety and security precautions for train passengers in cyclone-prone areas.

12 Jun 2019 3:35 PM IST

For more than 16 hours Tuesday, the suburban services of the Central Railway (CR) did not ply between CSMT and Thane on the mainline and between CSMT and Mankhurd on harbour line.

Central Railway immobilised for over 16 hours

The trains were bunched on the mainline owing to submerged railway tracks due to which, passengers were forced to sit in...

3 July 2019 2:15 AM IST

Mumbai locals back on track after rains left the city standstill. (Photo: ANI)

Mumbai's local trains back on track for the first time since since...

Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) have decided to run selective suburban services'.

16 Jun 2020 12:52 PM IST

A procedure is demonstrated at Andheri station on Thursday. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

Mock drill carried out on WR

The exercise was done to better crowd management ahead of the monsoon.

25 May 2018 3:15 AM IST

Players of the victorious Western Railway team are seen in a jubilant mood after defeating Freunds SC in the womens final of the Mount Carmel Invitation Floodlit Rink Hockey Tournament 2018, organised by the Carmel Sports Committee and played under floodlights at the Mount Carmel Church compound.

Western roll past Freunds to win Mount Carmel women's crown

They managed to pull one back through the consistent score Ruqqaiya Shaikh to reduce the margin of defeat.

23 May 2018 1:38 AM IST