Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Western Railway

Central Railway removes 165 encroachments between Chunabhatti-GTB nagar on Harbour line

MUMBAI: In an anti-encroachment drive undertaken by Central Railway (CR), a total of 165 illegal hutments removed between Chunabhatti and Guru Teg Bahadur Nagar section of harbour line on Monday.

The Times of India · Nov 27, 2023

Western Railway to run cricket World Cup special trains to Ahmedabad

MUMBAI: For the convenience of passengers and with a view to meet the travel demand, Western Railway will run superfast special trains between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

The Times of India · Nov 17, 2023

Mumbai: Goods train assistant loco pilot injured in stone pelting at Vaitarna

MUMBAI: A Western Railway (WR) assistant loco pilot of a goods train sustained injuries on his face after an unknown man pelted stones on the running train, shattering the glass window, near Vaitarna railway station on Sunday night.

The Times of India · Oct 16, 2023

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Local train derails in Mumbai, no casualty; suburban train operations hit

“A coach of an empty local train derailed at Mumbai Central station on October 4, disrupting the suburban train operations,” a Western Railway official said. There was no report of injury to anyone,” the official said.

The Hindu · Oct 4, 2023

Railways extends period of train service

South Western Railway extends services of Train Nos 07153/07154 Narasapur-Sir M. Visvesvaraya Terminal Bengaluru-Narasapur Weekly Express Special with existing timings & stoppages. Train Nos 14806/14805 Barmer-Yesvantpur-Barmer Weekly AC Express augmented with one AC three-tier coach from Oct 5-26 & Oct 9-30 respectively.

The Hindu · Oct 3, 2023

Mumbai-Ahmedabad train traffic hit as Narmada river crosses danger mark in Gujarat; passengers stranded

Train traffic on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route has been halted for nearly 11 hours as the Narmada river is flowing above the danger mark between Bharuch and Ankleshwar stations

The Hindu · Sep 18, 2023

Narendra Patil assumes office as DRM of Vijayawada Division

.Narendra Anandrao Patil, IRTS officer, assumes charge as DRM of SCR's Vijayawada Division. He achieved Western Railway's highest ever freight loading in his 25-year career. He was awarded National Railway and General Manager Awards in 2014, 2007, 2010 & 2013. Shivendra Mohan, IRSME, relinquished charge as DRM.

The Hindu · Jul 20, 2023

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Morning Digest | Law Commission seeks fresh suggestions on Uniform Civil Code; Minister Senthilbalaji remanded to judicial custody till June 28, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

The Hindu · Jun 15, 2023

Railways gears up to tackle Cyclone Biparjoy, several trains cancelled in Gujarat

To tackle cyclone Biparjoy, several trains have been cancelled and short-terminated as a precautionary measure in view of safety of passengers and train operations

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023

More than 6,000 unauthorised passengers fined for traveling in WR's AC local in April

MUMBAI: With the start of summer season, Western Railway (WR) has stepped up vigil in AC services to weed out unauthorised passengers from entering these trains. In the month of April alone, a total of 6,353 passengers were caught traveling without proper ticket.

The Times of India · May 8, 2023

Tickets valued over Rs 26 lakh seized in 46 cases of illegal touting in Gujarat

AHMEDABAD: The Western Railway in a special drives and raids against touts, luring innocent passengers and charging exorbitant illegal commissions has resulted in the seizure of 46 cases of illegal touting of 1088 E-tickets as well as journey-cum-reservation tickets worth Rs. 26.70 lakhs in the month of April.

The Times of India · Apr 20, 2023

Western Railway hands over medical equipments worth Rs 10 lakh in 2 hours after it was lost in train

MUMBAI: Western Railway’s Kandivali station master helped hand over medical equipments meant for supply to hospital to the rightful owner, after the delivery boy left the parcel that contained these items worth Rs 10 lakh in Borivli local, on December 7.

The Times of India · Dec 10, 2022

No Functional Part Damaged In Vande Bharat Express Accident

No functional part of the newly-launched Gandhinagar-Mumbai Vande Bharat Express train was damaged after it met with an accident when a herd of buffaloes came on the railway line, said officials on Friday. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Oct 7, 2022

Nose cone of Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat train replaced

The damaged nose cone of the Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat Express train was replaced at the Coach Care Centre in Mumbai Central a day after it was damaged

The Hindu · Oct 7, 2022

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu · Oct 1, 2022

Over 96% of seats booked on Mumbai-Gandhinagar Vande Bharat train’s maiden commercial run: Western Railways

The Vande Bharat train was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Gandhinagar on Friday morning

The Times of India · Sep 17, 2022

Launch of Delisle bridge's second girder to be completed by Sunday

MUMBAI: Western Railway will conclude the launching of the second girder for the Delisle road over bridge across the tracks at Lower Parel station by Sunday. The construction of the bridge, which was shut for traffic in 2018, has missed four deadlines since it was first announced that this connector…

The Times of India · Sep 13, 2022

Fire-fighting system at Mumbai railway Hospital

MUMBAI: Western Railway has commissioned the fire protection system at Jagjivan Ram Hospital, Mumbai Central. This system was put in place under the initiative of Engineering Department of Western Railway's Mumbai Division, said WR chief spokesperson Sumit Thakur.

The Times of India · Aug 5, 2022

Western Railway to start 8 AC services from Monday

MUMBAI: Western Railway is likely to introduce eight more services of air-conditioned trains from August 8 due amid rise in demand. Currently, 40 services run on WR on weekdays and 32 on Sundays.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Times of India · Jul 19, 2022

Gujarat: Train derails near Dahod, rail traffic hit

VADODARA: A major derailment of a goods train near Mangal Mahudi railway station in Dahod district threw railway traffic towards Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and other states via Vadodara out of gear on Monday. A pileup of goods coaches took place at the site after the derailment that took…

The Times of India · Jun 5, 2022

Mumbai: Railway minister visits Western Railway control room, interacts with passengers on cleanliness, train punctuality

MUMBAI: Railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the Unified Control Command Centre (UCCC) of Western Railway at Mumbai Central on Sunday and later interacted with passengers at station and took feedback from them about cleanliness, punctuality and train services.

The Times of India · Jun 3, 2022

WR modifies subway to raise train's exit speed at Churchgate by 10kmph

MUMBAI: Western Railway (WR) has modified the design of the subway on the Marine Lines of Churchgate station, which now allows trains to exit the station at 30 kmph instead of 20 kmph. This will help the Western Railway save two minutes per train.

The Hindu · Jun 2, 2022

Railways may stop using detonators to alert Loco Pilots

Employees cite advancement in technology and harassment by security personnel to stop the decades-old practice

The Times of India · May 4, 2022

Maharashtra: Woman, daughter commit suicide by jumping in front of train in Palghar district

PALGHAR: A woman committed suicide along with her seven-year-old daughter by jumping in front of a moving train in Maharashtra's Palghar district, the railway police said on Wednesday. The incident took place at Safala railway station of the Western Railway around 8 pm on Tuesday, when Turpti Arekar (30) jumped…

1 2

Coverage From

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.