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Loud mobile phone use in local trains to attract fines of up to rRs.r5,000

India, Oct. 20 -- The nuisance of commuters playing music and watching videos at a high volume on their mobile phones during train journeys will soon prove costly. Central Railway (CR) and Western Rai... Read More


Loud phone use in locals to attract fines of up to Rs.5k

MUMBAI, Oct. 20 -- The nuisance of commuters playing music and watching videos at a high volume on their mobile phones during train journeys will soon prove costly. Central Railway (CR) and Western Ra... Read More


BKC's Car-Free Friday initiative fizzles out

Mumbai, Oct. 17 -- The MMRDA has quietly discontinued Public Transport Day in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) after the initiative received a poor response from commuters, many of whom continued using thei... Read More


BKC's Public Transport Day a dud; 3-point redressal plan in pipeline

Mumbai, Oct. 17 -- Nineteen weeks since the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) launched a drive to curb the use of private vehicles within the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) on Frida... Read More


15-hr Mumbai-B'luru journey by Vande Bharat sleeper soon

Mumbai, Oct. 16 -- The first Vande Bharat sleeper train to operate from the city will make its inaugural journey after Dussehra. Slated to run between Mumbai and Bengaluru, the train will cover the di... Read More


IRCTC to offer tiger safari tour packages

Mumbai, Oct. 16 -- Indian Railways has joined the tiger safari bandwagon in Maharashtra, with the Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) tying up with the Maharashtra Forest Department to of... Read More


State, railways form joint panel to draw blueprint for mass transport integration

Mumbai, Oct. 16 -- The Maharashtra government and Indian Railways have formed a 13-member joint task force to develop an integrated transport blueprint for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and other urb... Read More


Railways rolls out tiger safari packages to Tadoba, Pench

India, Oct. 15 -- Indian Railways has joined the tiger safari bandwagon in Maharashtra, with the Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) tying up with the Maharashtra Forest Department to off... Read More


Maha forms task force to prepare blueprint for integrating mass transit systems

India, Oct. 15 -- The Maharashtra government and Indian Railways have formed a 13-member joint task force to develop an integrated transport blueprint for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and other urba... Read More


Mumbai-Bengaluru Vande Bharat sleeper to commence after Dusshera

India, Oct. 15 -- The first Vande Bharat sleeper train to operate from the city will make its inaugural journey after Dusshera. Slated to run between Mumbai and Bengaluru, the train will cover the dis... Read More