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22 BEST depots to be revamped to fund Rs.28,000-crore revival

Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Committee on Tuesday approved an ambitious plan to revive the cash-strapped undertaking by redeveloping 22 of its 27 bus depots ... Read More


BEST to procure 1,500 electric buses to revive 100-125 routes

Mumbai, Aug. 5 -- The BEST Committee on Tuesday also approved the procurement of 1,500 new electric buses under the central government's PM E-Drive scheme, which will allow it to revive at least 100-1... Read More


IRCTC shuts Mumbai Central's Jan Aahar over hygiene lapses, poor food quality

India, Aug. 4 -- The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has shut Jan Aahar, the affordable public eatery at Mumbai Central railway station, after an inspection uncovered serious h... Read More


Smudged tickets trigger disputes between rail commuters, TCs

India, Aug. 3 -- Suburban railway commuters who rely on paper tickets are increasingly getting mired in arguments with ticket checkers (TCs) as the information printed on tickets is often illegible du... Read More


CR seals food stall at Thane station amid FDA crackdown

MUMBAI, July 31 -- Days after the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) intensified inspections of food establishments, Indian Railways has launched its own crackdown on unhygienic food stall... Read More


work on WR flyover to hit harbour line local services

MUMBAI, July 31 -- The 45-year-old rail bridge between Bandra and Khar is set to be demolished and rebuilt to make way for the long-pending Mumbai Central-Borivali 6th rail line. The timeframe for thi... Read More


BEST collects rRs.r16.5 cr in penalties from wet-lease cos in 2 yrs

India, July 30 -- In the last two years, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking recovered Rs.16.52 crore in financial penalties from wet-lease operators for failure to de... Read More


BEST wet-lease operators fined Rs.16.5 cr in last 2 yrs

MUMBAI, July 30 -- In the last two years, the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking recovered Rs.16.52 crore in financial penalties from wet-lease operators for failure to d... Read More


Retiring rooms at Mumbai Central to make way for budget hotel

India, July 29 -- The Mumbai Central railway station building, constructed in 1930, will soon house a budget hotel on its third floor, in place of retiring rooms run by the railways that passengers wi... Read More


Retiring rooms at Mum Central to make way for budget hotel

Mumbai, July 29 -- The Mumbai Central railway station building, constructed in 1930, will soon house a budget hotel on its third floor, in place of retiring rooms run by the railways that passengers w... Read More