Local Trains
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Kolkata to get two more AC local trains ahead of Durga Puja: Check routes, facilities, other details
Kolkata | Sep 04, 2025, 08:03 AM ISTKolkata local trains: Eastern Railway will introduce two new AC local trains on the Sealdah-Bongaon and Sealdah-Krishnanagar routes ahead of Durga Puja. The move aims to ease the festive rush, offering commuters modern facilities, comfort, and affordable fares during Bengal's biggest celebration.
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Mumbai to get 268 AC local trains as govt approves Rs 24,000 crore project - Full details here
Business | Aug 20, 2025, 04:59 PM ISTUnder phases 3 and 3A of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP), the Maharashtra government has approved the procurement of 268 fully air-conditioned local train coaches.
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Mumbai local train updates: Central Railway halts mega traffic block today | Check routes details
Maharashtra | Mar 30, 2025, 07:31 AM ISTMumbai local train updates: Special suburban trains will operate between CSMT and Kurla, as well as between Panvel and Vashi, during the mega block period. Harbour Line passengers will be allowed to travel via the Thane-Vashi/Nerul section from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.
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Mumbai local train services to remain disrupted on February 8-9: Check timings, other details
Maharashtra | Feb 07, 2025, 04:06 PM ISTMumbai local trains: Due to a 13-hour block starting from tomorrow 10 pm, some train will be canceled and some will be operating on slow lines.
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Railways cancels 72 trains ahead of Raksha Bandhan, 22 routes changed | Check details
India | Aug 12, 2024, 09:01 AM ISTAhead of the festival of Raksha Bandhan, the Indian railways have cancelled 72 trains while it has diverted 22 trains, which can cause trouble for people looking to travel during the festival.
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Mumbai rains: IMD issues heavy showers alert, traffic snarls and local trains delayed
Maharashtra | Jul 24, 2024, 02:05 PM ISTMumbai rains: The Mumbai civic authority had also urged the residents to avoid going out unless necessary, as the India Meteorological Department issued an orange alert for the city earlier, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall.
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Mumbai: Railways cancels 2,500 local trains as 10-day block begins for 6th line, check full list
Maharashtra | Oct 27, 2023, 10:25 AM ISTNot only local trains, but over 40 Express and Mail trains and more than 180 other trains services will be impacted as Western Railways to carry out work to lay the 6th line between Bandra and Goregaon.
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Maharashtra: 6-month-old baby falls out of mother's lap in nearby drain in Mumbai
Maharashtra | Jul 21, 2023, 12:03 PM ISTMany of the passengers started walking towards Kalyan. The woman decided to join them and got off the train.
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Maharashtra: Local train services shut for 27 hours amid demolition of British-era Carnac bridge
India | Nov 20, 2022, 01:08 PM ISTMaharashtra: The Carnac bridge, constructed in 1867, was shut down for vehicles in September this year as concerns mounted over its state among the Central Railway and Mumbai police officials.
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Mumbai: Western Railway to introduce 8 more AC locals from August 8 | Check Timings
India | Aug 05, 2022, 09:47 PM ISTMumbai news: The introduction of these new trains will take the number of AC locals running in this section to 48 from its earlier 40 trains.
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Mumbai rains bring lighter moments but waterlogging, landslides spoil mood | Photos
India | Jul 06, 2022, 12:03 AM ISTMumbai and its adjoining areas witnessed heavy showers on Tuesday, resulting in water-logging at a number of places including railway tracks, which slowed the movement of trains and vehicles on roads. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy rain in Mumbai and its suburbs over the next 24 hours, with a possibility of very heavy showers at isolated places, civic officials said. The island city (south Mumbai) received an average 95.81 mm rainfall in the 24 hour period ending at 8 am on Tuesday, while the eastern and western suburbs recorded 115.09 mm and 116.73 mm rainfall, respectively, during the same period, they said.
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Major power outage halts trains in Mumbai; MSETCL-Tata Power blame each other
India | Feb 27, 2022, 09:39 PM ISTPeople enjoying the day-offs at their residences in Central and south Mumbai, and also some in the western suburbs faced inconveniences, while the timing of the outage of services aggravated the woes for those who had advanced their travels due to the scheduled maintenance works on railway tracks on Sunday.
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Eastern Railway to recommence suburban EMU & local train services from Monday
India | Oct 31, 2021, 03:45 PM ISTThe West Bengal government in its latest order on containing the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, has allowed intra-state local train movement with 50 per cent seating capacity.
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Mumbai: Due to heavy rains & waterlogging local train services suspended
News | Jun 09, 2021, 12:00 PM ISTDue to heavy rains & waterlogging near Chunabhatti railway station, train services on Harbour line b/w CSMT- Vashi suspended from 10.20 am. On Main line due to waterlogging in Sion-Kurla section, services have been suspended from CSMT- Thane from 10.20 am: Central railway CPRO
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West Bengal resumes local train services after 7-month hiatus; COVID-19 SOPs in place
India | Nov 11, 2020, 09:58 AM ISTSuburban train services in West Bengal resumed on Wednesday after being suspended for more than seven months, due to the coronavirus outbreak. With the reopening of the train services, the authorities are now maintaining a strict vigil and passengers largely adhering to the COVID-19 protocol.
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Central Railway increases local train services in Mumbai
India | Sep 24, 2020, 02:37 PM ISTIn a bid to reduce overcrowding in locals trains amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central Railway has introduced 68 additional special suburban services in Mumbai from Thursday.
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How willing are people to use metro, local trains, gyms amid pandemic? This survey answers
Fyi | Jun 29, 2020, 01:06 PM ISTA survey has indicated that 67 per cent citizens will not rush to travel through metro, local trains for another one month even if services resume in the coming days, according to LocalCircles survey.
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Allow bank employees to use local train services in Mumbai: unions
India | Jun 15, 2020, 04:27 PM ISTEven as Indian Railways has resumed select local train services in Mumbai to ferry those providing essential services, bank employees are not being allowed to use the service to commute, bank unions said.
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People travel 46 kilometres free of cost from Rajgir to Tilaiya in Bihar
India | Jul 07, 2019, 08:36 PM ISTAbout 46 kilometres of the train journey is absolutely free for the people from Rajgir to Tilaiya. It is not a gift from Railways but the common people have created this system.
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FOBs mandatory, CCTV cameras must in all local trains: Piyush Goyal after Mumbai stampede
India | Oct 01, 2017, 11:40 AM ISTRailway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday announced a slew of measures for safety of commuters with a focus on foot-over bridges (FOBs) in the country