Priti Kumari, all of 34, will soon drive one of the 15-coach trains from Churchgate to Virar. Read more about this news here - Motorwoman to run 15-car train
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Harbour Line mega block timings - 16th January
The Harbour Line mega block timings for Sunday, 16th January are as follows:
Local train services cancelled -
CST to Kurla: 11 am to 4 pm
Vadala Road to Bandra: 11 am to 4 pm
Bandra to Vadala Road: 11 am to 4 pm
Trains leaving from CST to Vashi / Belapur / Panvel between 10.39 am and 3.53 pm will run on the Main Central Line up to Kurla station and will then be diverted to the normal Harbour route. These trains will not stop at Chinchpokli and Currey Road.
Local train services cancelled -
CST to Bandra / Andheri: 10.47 am...
Mega block on Central Line - Saturday / Sunday
This week, the Sunday waala mega block on the Central Line begins at 11 pm on Saturday, January 15.
Here are the mega block timings:
TRAINS CANCELLED ON 15TH JANUARY, 2011
CST to Thane: 11.05 pm, 11.16 pm and 11.24 pm
Kalyan to CST: 9.52 pm
Dombivli to CST: 9.59 pm
Thane to CST: 9.59 pm
Also, CST to Thane train leaving CST station at 10.53 pm will run up to Kurla
TRAINS CANCELLED FROM 15TH - 16TH JANUARY, 2011
No local trains will run on the...
Travelling on train's rooftop causes death
Today (12th January 2011), a 25-year-old Mumbai local train commuter Murari Abhiram Chaudhari, got on to the roof of a crowded 8:32am Virar-Borivli train at Nallasopara station. In no time, he was electrocuted.
Worst still, his burning body remained on the roof since nothing could be done to save him until the power supply was stopped.
My deepest condolences to his family.
Again, I urge you all to stop getting on to the rooftops of local trains. It is seriously FATAL.
Don't forget that the lines are using 25,000 volts of alternating current....
Guest Article: Music On Rails
Here's a guest article by my dear friend Keyur Seta. Check out his interesting train experience:
I have heard people say that music has no language although I always doubted it. In 2001, when I boarded a train for Jaipur from Mumbai Central station, I didn’t have an iota of idea that I would start believing in the saying. Many a times some pleasant experiences have happened with me in the most unexpected situations. This was one such instance.
When our train entered the territory of Rajasthan, I was all excited and eager to reach Jaipur. Just...
Lying in crowded trains
So what if sitting or standing is almost impossible in crowded local trains. Lying is surely possible!
Now we are well aware of the 'loudspeakers' in trains . All right, speaking loudly to fellow passengers during the act of pushing, hurting, hitting, seat sharing, hair combing, littering, elbowing... is something we are used to. But there are certain 'loudspeakers' that make all of us smile in unison. The liars!
So how many times have you come across such situations in trains:
Woman loudly complaining on the phone as a CST bound train crosses...
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