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  Good news: Mumbai local trains to get indigenous 'Kavach' safety boost by end of next year

  Maharashtra | August 04, 2025 11:49 IST

  Kavach is a state-of-the-art electronic system developed under the 'Make in India' initiative that is presently being installed on Delhi-Mumbai as well as some other trunk routes.

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  Mumbai: Train services to be hit on April 11-12 due to mega block | Check affected stations, timings

  Maharashtra | April 10, 2025 8:33 IST

  Western Railway will impose a mega block for bridge repair between Mahim and Bandra on the nights of April 11–12 and April 12–13, disrupting suburban and long-distance train services. The block will last around nine and half hours each night.

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  Mumbai local train update: Central, Western Railway announce 5-hour mega block on Sunday | Details

  Maharashtra | January 04, 2025 23:31 IST

  Mumbaikars will face major difficulty in travelling by local train on Sunday as both, the Central and Western Railway have announced a block of nearly 5 hours that coincides with each other. During the mega block, the railway zones have urged commuters to keep themselves updated.

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  Services to be affected during Christmas as Western Railway dismantles iconic bridge in Bandra

  Maharashtra | December 21, 2024 18:05 IST

  Over the years, despite efforts to reinforce its structure, the bridge has weakened, posing safety concerns. Western Railway engineers have decided to replace the aging iron piers with more durable cement concrete girders, to ensure the safety and reliability of train services.

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  Mumbai mega block from Nov 16: Local train services will be affected on these days, check timing

  Maharashtra | November 14, 2024 23:29 IST

  Mumbai mega block from Nov 16: Due to the Mumbai mega block, which will be effective from 11.30 pm on November 16 till 11.30 am the next day, services will be disrupted on both UP and DOWN slow lines and Harbour lines, WR said in a release.

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  Mumbai: Local train services of Western Railway hit due to technical issues at Borivali station

  Maharashtra | June 03, 2024 8:23 IST

  Due to a technical failure at Borivali station, all Slow suburban trains are running late by 15-20 minutes, said the Western Railway.

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  World Cup 2023: Western Railway to run special trains from Mumbai | Check timings, other details

  Maharashtra | November 18, 2023 11:00 IST

  IND vs AUS: The India vs Australia World Cup final will be held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on November 19.

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  Mumbai: Western Railway to run 8 special services on New Year Eve | Details

  India | December 30, 2022 23:50 IST

  Mumbai: Western Railway announced eight special local trains for new year between Virar and Churchgate stations.

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  Railway to spend Rs 264 crore for fencing after Vande Bharat trains hit cattle

  India | December 02, 2022 23:59 IST

  WR chief public relations officer Sumit Thakur said the Vande Bharat service was running with an average occupancy of 130 per cent and has become tremendously popular with passengers.

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  Mumbai: Western Railway to introduce 8 more AC locals from August 8 | Check Timings

  India | August 05, 2022 21:47 IST

  Mumbai 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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  Major block on Western Railway on May 8; several trains to be partially, fully cancelled

  India | May 06, 2022 23:33 IST

  A Western Railway release issued on Friday said the major block planned for carrying out the work of permanent diversions on bridge numbers 166 and 169, will take place between 6:30am and 2:30pm on Down line (used by trains moving away from the metropolis) and 8:15am and 9:15am on Up line (used by trains coming to the city).

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  CBI arrests Chief Project Director of Western Railway in bribery case

  India | February 25, 2022 19:10 IST

  A senior CBI official said it was alleged that AK Chaudhary had demanded a bribe of Rs 15 lakh from the DGM of a Mumbai-based private company in lieu of showing favours in a tender awarded to the said company for Traction Sub Station (TSS) Line Laying and foundation at Wankaner (Gujarat).

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  Western Railway cancels 44 trains due to drop in number of travellers

  India | May 01, 2021 20:41 IST

  At least 44 trains of Ratlam division to and from Mumbai, Delhi, Lingampalli, Nagpur, Gandhinagar, Amritsar, Puri and other cities have been cancelled due to a huge drop in the number of passengers amid rise in COVID-19 cases, the railway's public relations official said.

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  Western Railway to operate 3 additional weekly special trains

  India | April 10, 2021 8:51 IST

  Western Railways to operate three additional weekly special trains between Bandra Terminus-Barauni Junction and Subedarganj, Surat-Hatia, and Udhna-Chhapra stations.

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  Mumbai local trains: Railways to add 204 more local trains on suburban network from Friday

  India | January 27, 2021 12:13 IST

  With this, the total number of services, currently available only for select sections of commuters, on the suburban network will go up to 2,985, the Central Railway and the Western Railway said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

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  Farmers' protest: Several trains cancelled, diverted, short-terminated in Punjab. Here's full list

  India | January 11, 2021 8:53 IST

  According to a statement by the Western Railway, four trains have been diverted and one train short terminated/short originated.

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  Mumbai: Railways will run 753 more suburban train services; 88% local trains now back on track

  India | November 02, 2020 12:47 IST

  During normal times before the lockdown, the Central Railway (CR) used to operate 1,772 services, while the Western Railway (WR) ran 1,367 services on the suburban network, they said. The local trains, considered, as the lifeline of Mumbai, were resumed for the emergency and essential services staff in June this year.

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  Western Railways cancels 10 trains in view of COVID-19 spread

  India | March 17, 2020 19:30 IST

  Western Railways has become the latest authority to take extreme measures to counter the spread of coronavirus. As per reports, Western Railway has canceled 35 trips of 10 trains due to low occupancy in view of Covid-19. 

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  Mumbai: Virar-Churchgate stretch to get another AC local

  India | January 13, 2020 11:21 IST

  Western Railway is planning to add another AC local train service in Mumbai between Virar and Churchgate. The proposal has been sent for approval while services are expected to start in the next 15 days.

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  Western Railway drops 'head-foot' massage proposal

  India | June 15, 2019 19:57 IST

  Western Railway chief spokesperson Ravinder Bhakar said that the head and foot massage service was initiated by the Ratlam Division.