Western Railway has decided to cancel the proposed restoration of local Dahanu-Churchgate train schedules from Thursday until further notice following a savage 45-minute lockdown by commuters, primarily essential service employees, at Palghar, Kelwe Road and Saphale. am on Wednesday morning. The WR will now continue the local Dahanu Special 2 …
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Indian railways decided to allow teaching and trainee staff carrying valid identity cards, students carrying valid tickets for Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Education exams to travel on suburban trains in Mumbai. The permit was granted to allow students to ride the suburban trains according to a joint …
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Indian Railways decided that it will allow teachers and non-teaching school personnel to board suburban trains that run in Mumbai and its metropolitan region. In a joint statement, Zona Ferroviaria Occidental and Central, which operate the suburban system in MMR, said permit has been granted with immediate effect. At the …
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Indian Railways has said that it received a letter No. DMU 2020 / CR 92 / DM 1 dated October 28, 2020 from the Maharashtra state government regarding the resumption of local train services for the general public while simultaneously guarantees compliance with all covid – 19 protocols. To ensure …
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MUMBAI : A day after Rail Minister Piyush Goyal allowed all female passengers to ride local trains in Mumbai, the Western Railway added four ‘special for women’ trains to its suburban network on Wednesday. Women will be able to board the other suburban trains during off-peak hours as well, authorities …
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Traveling through India’s financial capital will be easier as the Indian Railways Western Railway area has decided to operate an additional 194 trains for people performing essential services, as notified by the Maharashtra government on Oct 15. The decision was made in order to maintain social distancing and avoid overcrowding …
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Mumbai dabbawalas and staff from foreign consulates and high commissions can travel on local trains that currently operate only for essential services personnel, authorities said Wednesday. Dabbawalas, the famous lunch box carriers in Mumbai, said last month that there was never a six-month hiatus in the “130-year history of tiffin …
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The suburbs of Mumbai witnessed an incessant downpour between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning with 286.4mm of rain, categorized as extremely heavy rain. This is the heaviest rain the suburbs received this season and the second highest 24-hour September period in 26 years (1994-2020). This is also the fourth highest …
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The decision was made to maintain social distancing and avoid overcrowding in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic. “The number of daily special suburban services will be increased from 350 to 500 on Western Railway beginning September 21 to maintain social distancing and avoid overcrowding. Essential personnel who, as notified …
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