Parel to get another platform!

Pinch yourself, it's true! Parel might finally get a new platform and end the woes of many commuters who are 'forced' to cross railway tracks at Parel station. How I have struggled in the jam-packed FOB! But this platform will be connected to the foot over-bridge and de-congest the existing bridge. Read the entire report by Rajendra Aklekar, DNA, here...

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Mega block timings for Sunday, October 30

Kalyan to Thane: Fast trains leaving Kalyan between 10.40 am and 3.43 pm will be diverted on slow line upto Thane station and will halt at all stations between Kalyan and Thane during the block period. Harbour line trains leaving Vashi between 10.21 am and 4.16 pm will be suspended between Vashi and Kurla stations. Harbour line trains leaving Kurla between 10.38 am to 4.08 pm will be suspended between Kurla and Vashi stations. Special local trains will run on CST-Kurla and Vashi-Panvel sections during the block period. Harbour line...

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Central / Harbour Line Mega Block Timings 23rd October

Mumbai local train commuters will face a mega block on Harbour, Central as well as Western Lines on Sunday, October 23, 2011. The Western line mega block timings can be found here. Kalyan to Thane fast track line will have a mega block between 10.40 am and 3.43 pm. The fast trains will be diverted on slow line upto Thane station from 10.35 am and 3.37 pm and will halt at all stations between Kalyan and Thane during the block period. Local...

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Borivali and Bhayandar Mega Block 22/23 October, 2011

This weekend, there will be a mega block on the western line between Borivali and Bhayandar stations on the night of 22/23 October, 2011. Reason for the block - maintenance work of track, signalling & overhead equipments. Fortunately, the mega block will not affect most of the Mumbai local train commuters as it would be carried out for just four hours late in the night. Here are the mega block timings: From Bhayandar to Borivali: 11...

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Agar rickshawalle motormen bann gaye toh...

Meaning: If auto rickshaw drivers became motormen of Mumbai local trains. Meri Marzi!!! You want to go to Goregaon from Churchgate. But they will refuse to go citing it's a short distance. They have higher (or rather longer) aims... at least Nallasopara.  You punch a valid Rs 10 coupon for your destination. But they refuse to let you board the train. They say, "At least pay half return fare since no one boards the train for the...

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Mega block timings on Sunday, October 16, 2011

Central Railway will operate a mega block today on Sunday, October 16, 2011. Here are the mega block timings you must be aware of if you are planning to travel by local trains in Mumbai today: Harbour line trains from Panvel / Belapur / Vashi to CST will run on Central Main Fast Line from Kurla station to CST from 10.40 am to 3.54 pm. The trains will not halt at Currey Road and Chinchpokli stations. Harbour line train services will...

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Mega block on Western, Central, Harbour Lines

Mumbai local train commuters will face a mega block on Harbour, Central as well as Western lines on Sunday, October 9, 2011. HARBOUR AND TRANS-HARBOUR Vashi and Belapur: No trains will run from Vashi up to Belapur/Panvel between 10.41 and 4.06 pm. No trains will run from Belapur up to Vashi between 10.48 am and 4.01 pm. Thane and Panvel: No trains will run from Panvel from 11.03 am to 3.25 pm up to Nerul. No trains leaving Thane will run between Nerul and Panvel from 10.03 am to 2.21 pm. Andheri and Panvel: Trains will not run between Andheri...

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No Foot to Keep on Footboard

Travelling on footboard of local trains - Avoid if you can On September 24, 2011, a man lost his arm as he met with an accident while trying to board a running train at Mumbai's Ambernath station . Yesterday (October 2, 2011), two friends fell off a running local train. While Lala sustained some injuries, Kadar Shaikh lost his leg! The incident happened between Kurla and Tilak Nagar stations. Apparently, they were standing on the footboard...

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