Mumbai local train motormen call off strike (Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) After four hours of a flash strike, motormen (drivers) of Mumbai suburban trains called off their agitation here Friday evening after railway officials assured them that ... Read more...
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Mumbai local train motormen go on flash strike
July 20th, 2012 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) Suburban services on Mumbai's Western Railway line took a hit Friday as over 100 motormen - as drivers of these trains are called - went ... Read more...
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One killed in Maharashtra train accident, probe ordered
July 20th, 2012 - 10:24 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 20 (IANS) A 65-year-old woman has been killed, while 14 others have been injured after the speeding Vidarbha Express rammed into 11 derailed coaches of a Mumbai suburban ... Read more...
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One killed, 20 injured in Thane train collision (Lead)
July 20th, 2012 - 1:31 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) At least one woman was killed and another 20 passengers injured when the Vidarbha Express rammed into four derailed coaches of a Mumbai suburban train in ... Read more...
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10 injured as Vidarbha Express rams into derailed local train
July 20th, 2012 - 1:06 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) At least 10 people were injured when the Vidarbha Express rammed into four derailed coaches of a Mumbai suburban train in Thane district, officials said here ... Read more...
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Maharashtra gets ready to tackle monsoon
May 25th, 2012 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) With monsoon likely to hit Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra within 15 days, the government Friday moved into a state of high preparedness. The aim ... Read more...
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Mumbai suburban train service getting back to normal
April 20th, 2012 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) Central Railway Friday assured normalisation of crucial suburban services by evening, three days after a fire disrupted its network resulting in overcrowded trains that claimed three ... Read more...
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Rs.2 lakh each for Mumbai train accident victims’ kin
April 19th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Railway Minister Mukul Roy Thursday condoled the death of two people after they fell from an overcrowded Mumbai suburban train and announced a compensation of ... Read more...
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Two killed after falling from overcrowded Mumbai train
April 19th, 2012 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) Two commuters were killed Thursday when they fell off an overcrowded local train, an official said as the Central Railway's suburban services continued to be ... Read more...
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Central Railway fire halts Mumbai (Lead)
April 18th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) Millions of commuters and students in the city faced a harrowing time Wednesday as local trains were running late by around 40 minutes following a fire ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu gets new trains; bio-diesel, windmill plants (Lead)
March 14th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, March 14 (IANS) New express and passenger trains, increase in the frequency of some long-distance and suburban trains, setting up of windmills and completion of the Mass Rapid ... Read more...
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Central Railway to run 12-car trains from Wednesday
November 23rd, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 22 (IANS) In a major relief for commuters, the Central Railway Tuesday announced it would operate all its main line suburban services with 12-car trains from Wednesday.The measure ... Read more...
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Mamata’s last three budgets promised 179 new trains
February 25th, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee kept up with her penchant for introducing new trains, promising as many as 68 new passenger services in her latest rail budget ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu gets new trains, integrated suburban network
February 25th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 25 (IANS) Introduction of new trains, beefing up of the suburban train services and setting up of integrated suburban train network are among the major announcements relating to Tamil ... Read more...
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Two killed as pipeline crashes on Mumbai train (Third Lead)
October 23rd, 2009 - 4:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) A huge water pipeline carrying water to the city came crashing down on a running train in northeast Mumbai Friday morning, killing the driver and a commuter. At ... Read more...
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One killed, 12 injured as pipe crashes on Mumbai train (Second Lead)
October 23rd, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 23 (IANS) A huge water pipe came crashing down on a running train in northeast Mumbai Friday morning, killing one person, injuring at least 12 commuters and trapping the driver.
The ... Read more...
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Pipeline crashes on running train in Mumbai, six hurt (Lead)
October 23rd, 2009 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai Oct 23 (IANS) A huge water pipe came crashing down on a running train between Mulund and Thane in northeast Mumbai Friday morning, injuring at least six commuters and trapping the ... Read more...
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Bridge carrying water pipe collapses on train, five hurt
October 23rd, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai Oct 23 (IANS) A bridge carrying a huge water pipe came crashing down on a train between Mulund and Thane in north-east Mumbai Friday morning, injuring at least five passengers and ... Read more...
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Heavy rains wreak havoc in Thane
September 5th, 2009 - 11:00 pm ICT by ANI
Thane (Maharashtra), Sep.5 (ANI): Normal life was badly affected due to heavy and incessant rains for nearly 10 hours Thane on the outskirts of Mumbai and its surrounding areas.The heavy downpour commenced ... Read more...
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Mumbai suburban train disruption triggers violence
September 1st, 2009 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 1 (IANS) Police fired in the air and burst teargas to control commuters who turned violent after suburban train services on the Western Railway (WR) network were disrupted Tuesday, officials ... Read more...
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Marxists vandalise West Bengal station, train services hit
August 26th, 2009 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 26 (IANS) Train services were disrupted in West Bengal's Howrah division Wednesday after youth activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist's (CPI-M) vandalised the Srirampur station venting their ire ... Read more...
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Heavy rains cripple normal life in Mumbai
July 8th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, July 6 (ANI): Heavy rains in Mumbai crippled normal life on Wednesday.A number of low-lying areas such as Dadar, Hindmata, Chembur, Parel and Sion have been inundated and the situation ... Read more...
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British commuter trains to get closer to can of sardines
October 16th, 2008 - 2:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 16 (IANS) British commuter trains may soon resemble Mumbai’s overcrowded suburban services, if new passenger capacity rules are any indication.The department of transport has chosen a simple way to increase ... Read more...
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Railways may run AC suburban services in Mumbai
February 26th, 2008 - 10:24 pm ICT by admin
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) In the bouquet of budget announcements Railway Minister Lalu Prasad made for Maharashtra, the decision to conduct a pre-feasibility study to introduce an elevated air-conditioned suburban train service ... Read more...
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