The Mumbai Local Microcosm

Guest post by Barnaby Haszard Morris: I’m standing on the busy Mumbai Local around noon, politely refusing repeated offers of a seat, and I’m trying to avoid this filthy body of water as it courses around me. It sits up one end of the carriage for a while, forming a shallow pool between the doors, then suddenly we hit a corner and the water’s shooting over my feet again. If I stand with my heels flat and my toes slightly raised, the water doesn’t...

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Mega Block timings today

Harbour line mega block timings between Andheri / Bandra and CST, both directions 10.45 am to 4.00 pm. Harbour line trains from Panvel/Belapur/Vashi for CST will run on main line from Kurla to CST between 10.40 am and 3.54 pm and will not halt at Currey Road and Chinchpokli....

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Local trains status now

3 pm update: Central line trains running very late (arnd 45 mins) and slow 3 pm update: Harbour line trains running 7-8 mins l...

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Local train status at 11 am

Western line trains running on t...

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Central, Harbour line trains late again today

Central line trains are running 30-60 mins late due to heavy rains. Harbour line trains are late by 20 mins. Update at 9 am, July 14, 2...

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Local trains' running status after Mumbai Serial Blasts

July 13, 2011 Western line: Trains running as per scedule. Update at 9 pm, reported from Charni Road station. Central, Harbour line: Trains running a bit late. Update at 9.30 pm, reported from CST stati...

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Mumbai Blasts Emergency / Helpline Numbers

3 Explosions took place in Mumbai around 6.45 pm (July 13, 2011). The blasts happened at Opera House, Dadar Kabutarkhana area and Zaveri Bazaar. Emergency Numbers: 022-2262 1980 / 1983 / 5020, 22641449 Hospital Numbers: KEM: 022-24136051JJ Hospital: 022-23735555GT Hospital: 022-22621466 This once, I am not going to have any posts displaying my angst and expectations from the government. What's the point? Kasab was caught last time and is still alive. So even if someone is caught now, we'll only be spending crores to ensure the safe survival...

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Central, Harbour line trains running late today

Central line trains are running 5-10 minutes late and Harbour trains are late by over 10 minutes today (July 13, 2011). Update @ 9 ...

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Kalka Mail Accident Death Toll Rises

The first reports of the Kalka Mail derailment yesterday mentioned that 20 people are feared dead and around 100 people injured. Who would have guessed by morning the toll will rise to as high as 66! Over 300 are reportedly injured. Hope care is taken that the injured people get instant treatment and pray no more people are found dead in the debris.  Howrah-Delhi-Kalka Express derailment - Helpline numb...

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Double Train Tragedy in a Single Day in India

It was hard enough to believe the tragic New Delhi-Howrah Kalka Mail derailment news earlier today when another train accident at around 8.20 pm shocked me. I switched on the television at night to see news about the Kalka Mail accident and was surprised to see some station names that had no connection whatsoever with the derailment. Another train had derailed in India - Guwahati-Jagannath Puri Express... Seriously! Looks like a nightmare, and I so hope that when I wake up in the morning I realise it was a terrible nightmare. Things can't be...

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Guwahati-Puri Express derailed; Helpline Numbers

8 bogies of Guwahati-Jagannath Puri Express derailed today (Sunday, July 10, 2011) in Kamrup district of Assam, between Rangiya and Kokrajhar, injuring around 100 passengers as per the first reports. Since at the time of the accident the train was at a slower speed, lesser casualties are expected This is the second train accident in the day. Earlier today, a Howrah-Delhi-Kalka Express derailment had shocked the nation. Here are the Rangiya HELPLINE NUMBERS for the Jagannath Puri-Guwahati Express derailment: 03621-2737154/55 03621-2731621/...

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Howrah-Delhi-Kalka Express derailment - Helpline numbers

Today (July 10, 2011), several bogies (12) of the New Delhi-Howrah Kalka Mail derailed near Malwa railway station, near Kanpur / Fatehpur, UP. As per the latest news, over 125 people are reported injured and 20 dead. The relief operations are in progress. Few trains are deeclared cancelled. Kalka Mail Derailment Railway Helpline Numbers: Allahabad: 0532 2408149 Aligarh - 0571-2403055/56 Fatehpur: 05180-222025, 222026, 222436 New Delhi: 011-23342954 , 23341074, 23967332 Kurja- 05738-253084...

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Trains running (crawling) late today

The rains have delayed the trains a lot today. While the local trains were running 15-20 minutes late in the morning, they were crawling at noon. Reportedly, one of the harbour line trains took 45 minutes to reach Kurla station from Chembur! Also, people have been reaching their destination station around an hour late given the long waiting time for the trains to arrive as well as the way they have been moving today. If you have any latest updates, do share on the comments section here or on our Facebook pa...

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Bhajans and prayers in Mumbai trains

There are our Main Gods, Rain Gods and then there are Train Gods! The busy Mumbai life leaves us with no time for anything... not even for prayers. So some Mumbaikars have made the local trains their temple! Rightly so, since these trains do fulfill some of our wishes like reaching work just a few minutes late, reaching back home, staying in shape (running on FOBs, lifting luggage with one hand while streching the other hand to hold the train handle...)....

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Lost and found: Bag full of cash in train

Thanks to the alert cops! Two GRP constables returned a bag containing Rs 47500 and important documents to a student who had left it behind in a Titwala-bound train. Read more about the Hindustan Times story here - Cops return bag with cash, books found in trai...

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FOB Delayed, Trains Delayed!

Location: Diva Date: July 5, 2011 Incident: Protest by Commuters Demand: To get an FOB constructed on time Result: Trains delayed, FOB might still not be ready in time! Commuters who want an important Foot-Over-Bridge (FOB) to be functional by August 31, protested at Diva Junction yesterday leaving the trains delayed in the morning. In the absence of an FOB directly leading to the east side of Diva station, commuters are left with no choice but to cross tracks. Need we mention that this is directly proportional to accidents! CR officials have...

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Experience Slow Motion in trains until Sunday

Following the derailment between Cotton Green and Reay Road on June 2, 2011, the Harbour line trains will run slower than the regular speed until July 3. So plan your schedule by keeping that buff...

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