Mumbai local trains - every second matters

I hop, skip and jump to get into the trains day in and day out (now you know my weight loss secret). Every single second makes so much of a difference... if I slow down a little bit, I might miss a connecting train, and then miss the next connecting train. And then get late, feel guilty the entire day and wait for another day.

Worst part is when at times to avoid any risk of missing my first train for the day, I take a rickshaw to my next halt only to get a glimpse of my second train bidding goodbye to me!

Life and Mumbai local trains have their own ways of teaching people the importance of time.

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Girls travelling in Mumbai local trains - Request No. 1

Hey gals, it's cool to try out various haircuts and all, but are you sure your hairstyle is not causing any botheration to fellow travelers?

If you have long or curly hair and you happen to board a crowded train, please ensure that your hair's not irritating the one standing behind you. Some girls who even tie up a ponytail keep moving their head like a pendulum! Are you sure you are not constantly hitting the face of the person standing behind you?


Just take your hair in front / use a scarf and people will really appreciate your effort!
That's my request number one (on behalf of all female travelers of Mumbai + Navi Mumbai local trains) in this new request series on the Bombay local blog.

Do write in with your feedback, rants and suggestions.

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New Bombay / Navi Mumbai Local Trains Timetable

Latest update:
New timetable has been introduced from February 2012: Thane Vashi Local Train Time Table 2012

Older post: 
I try to update this blog on local trains with the latest timetables. Now, for your quick reference, here's a list of links to the timings of trains to / from the Navi Mumbai area.

1. Panvel to Thane trains
2. Nerul to Thane trains
3. New Thane-Vashi-Thane trains
4. Thane-Nerul-Panvel trains

Do let me know if you are aware of any new timings / trains.

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Panvel to Thane trains timetable

Somehow I missed updating the timetable for the Panvel-Thane trains. On request of my readers, here are the timings. As always, I think you should keep 10 minutes buffer time.

There are 2 Panvel-Thane trains as per my knowledge. They leave from Panvel at:

9:16 am
6:52 pm

Hope it helps you guys. Do let me know if you have any feedback or an updated timing?

UPDATE 1, 2nd Feb 2010: Fast trains to start on Panvel-Thane route from5th Feb 2010. Click here for the timings.

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Tamil Nadu train accident: Should passengers now check a motorman's identity?

Tamil Nadu train accident is such a shame... Can anyone just simply start driving a train??? And what do the railway authorities expect from the passengers? Should we now go and check a motorman's identity before boarding a train (though the primary report says that the trains were empty... so what... what if there were many passengers)? Like how we have TCs, should some passengers be appointed as MCs (Motorman checkers)?

Why should the janta always suffer... as if the terrorists, crime and diseases weren't enough to kill people! It's time people wake up and take their jobs seriously... anyone listening in railways... or will this message too go unnoticed like the unknown person who took away the train?

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Train Collision in Vyasarpadi, Tamil Nadu

Two trains collided in Tamil Nadu early morning on April 29, 2009. A passenger train from Chennai and the goods train from Arakkonam collided at Jeevanagar railway station in Vyasarpadi.

At least six people died and over 15 were injured as the first reports poured in.

Here's the news video for the entire story.

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New Panvel / Nerul to Thane Local Train Time Table from December 21, 2009

Additional local trains are plying from Nerul to Thane since the last time I updated the time table on this blog. So here's the latest one.

UPDATE 1: Additional train services are introduced on the transharbour line from 29th May 2010. Pls find the updated timings here.

Do remember to reach the station 10 minutes in advance. Though these are the timings that appeared in the newspapers, some of these trains leave Nerul 10 minutes earlier. Do let me know if you know the actual time when the trains leave Nerul.

Nerul 06:32 - Thane 07:04
Nerul 07:09 - Thane 07:41
Nerul 08:02 - Thane 08:34
Panvel 08:06- Nerul 08:27 - Thane 08:52 FAST TRAIN
Nerul 08:32- Thane 09:03
Nerul 09:24 - Thane 09:56
Panvel 09:16 - Nerul 09:40 - Thane 10:11
Nerul 09:51 - Thane 10:22
Nerul 10:43 - Thane 11:15
Nerul 11:00 - Thane 11:31
Nerul 11:28 - Thane 11:59
Nerul 12:12 - Thane 12:44
Nerul 12:30 - Thane 13:01
Nerul 13:10 - Thane 13:41
Nerul 14:05 - Thane 14:36
Nerul 14:33- Thane 15:04
Nerul 15:25- Thane 15:56
Nerul 16:10 - Thane 16:41
Nerul 16:45 - Thane 17:16
Nerul 17:29 - Thane 18:00
Nerul 18:03 - Thane 18:35
Panvel 18:25- Nerul 18:46 - Thane 19:11 FAST TRAIN
Nerul 18:51 - Thane 19:22
Panvel 18:52 - Nerul 19:17 - Thane 19:48 TIPS
Nerul 19:29 - Thane 20:00
Nerul 20:09 - Thane 20:40
Nerul 20:32 - Thane 21:03
Nerul 20:58 - Thane 21:29
Nerul 21:20 - Thane 21:51
Nerul 21:40 - Thane 22:11
Nerul 22:10 - Thane 22:41 The train left from Nerul at 22.19 on 19th January, please let us know if the train leaves at this time daily
Nerul 23:00 - Thane 23:31

Get the detailed Panvel-Thane fast trains time table here.

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New Thane Vashi Trains - Time Table

Updated post:
Latest time table introduced from Febraury 2012: Thane Vashi Local Train Time Table 2012

Older post:
Two new trains have been introduced on the Thane-Vashi route from January 27, 2009.

Here's the time table:
FROM - TO
Thane 22:50 - Vashi 23:23
Vashi 07:20 - Thane 07:48

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