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Mid-Day Opinion: Wiser to keep one’s cool in a heated train
21+ hour, 19+ min ago (129+ words) 20 July,2026 09:25 AM IST | Mumbai | The Editorial Our local trains are becoming battlegrounds, with verbal altercations breaking out and escalating from the verbal to intensely violent, inside the trains. A one off recent incident outside occurred where we reported abouta man…...
WR GM's dream, but passengers' nightmare
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (61+ words) Mid-day Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Article / WR GM's dream, but passengers' nightmare Updated On: 01 February, 2011 06:54 AM IST | | Vedika Chaubey Railway officials say trains are delayed as work is being done to realise the retiring general manager's dream of having more…...
Indian Railway to crack down on unauthorised catering with QR based system, says Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (483+ words) Updated on: 19 March,2026 03:17 PM IST  |  Mumbai mid-day online correspondent | Indian Railways has introduced QR code-based ID cards and food tracking systems to eliminate unauthorised vendors and improve onboard catering. Measures include verified staff identification, traceable food packets, better…...
Mumbai local train updates: Passengers protest opaque ads, urge railways to `spare the windows`
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (455+ words) 04 March,2026 08:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar A vinyl advertisement pasted over the window of a coach on Central Railway Spare the windows. This is the earnest plea of AC local train commuters, who claim that vinyl advertisements covering railway coaches…...
Six passengers booked for carrying bamboo, delaying Mumbai local train
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (446+ words) Updated on: 03 March,2026 04:36 PM IST  |  Mumbai mid-day online correspondent | Railway authorities have taken action against six commuters for carrying a large bamboo pole—believed to be part of a Holi tree—inside a suburban local train travelling from…...
Indian Railways launches passenger comfort and Gati Shakti freight reforms
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (464+ words) 14 February,2026 08:39 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent The reforms focus on improving on-board services to ensure a cleaner travel experience. Representational pic The first reform seeks to prioritise a clean and hygienic travel environment while establishing clear responsibility and accountability…...
Mid-Day Exclusive: 15-car locals to reach Mumbai Central as Western Railway upgrades infrastructure
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (552+ words) Updated on: 23 January,2026 07:03 AM IST  |  Mumbai Rajendra B. Aklekar | [email protected] General manager tells mid-day 15-car slow trains will be brought all the way till Mumbai Central in phases; in an exclusive interview with mid-day, he spoke about the future…...
Mumbai local train updates | All done in 30 days: Western Railway completes Kandivali–Borivali 6th line overnight
6+ mon, 15+ hour ago (515+ words) Updated on: 20 January,2026 06:41 AM IST  |  Mumbai Rajendra B. Aklekar | [email protected] After years of delays and a month of night-only work blocks, Western Railway commissions the Kandivali-Borivali stretch, unlocking major capacity relief on the city’s busiest suburban corridor Railway officials,…...
Mumbai local train updates: Sixth railway line to Borivli promises smoother journeys for city commuters
7+ mon, 23+ min ago (459+ words) Updated on: 20 December,2025 07:02 AM IST  |  Mumbai Rajendra B. Aklekar | [email protected] Dedicated route for long-distance trains likely to be operational by end of January 2026, improving WR’s overall capacity; with this, mail express trains will no longer be operated on the…...