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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


City to get India's first travelator skywalk linking Metro, Monorail and local trains

India, July 27 -- Changing between the Metro, Monorail and suburban railway at Mahalaxmi will soon become significantly easier, with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) comple... Read More


Kandivali mega rail terminus plan derailed as Defence Ministry rejects land transfer

India, July 27 -- The proposed mega long-distance rail terminus in Kandivali has hit a major roadblock after the Union ministry of defence rejected the Railways' request for a 65-acre defence land par... Read More


Travelator skywalk at Mahalaxmi to link metro, monorail and locals

MUMBAI, July 27 -- Changing between the Metro, Monorail and suburban railway at Mahalaxmi will soon become significantly easier, with the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) compl... Read More


Defence ministry refuses to part with land for Kandivali mega rail terminus

MUMBAI, July 27 -- The proposed mega long-distance rail terminus in Kandivali has hit a major roadblock after the Union ministry of defence rejected the Railways' request for a 65-acre defence land pa... Read More


Irate commuters demand a rain contingency plan on Virar-Dahanu rail corridor

India, July 25 -- After two days of severe disruption caused by heavy rainfall in Palghar district, commuters on Western Railway's 60-km Virar-Dahanu suburban corridor have accused the railway adminis... Read More


Commuters call for rain contingency plan on Virar-Dahanu rail corridor

MUMBAI, July 25 -- After two days of severe disruption caused by heavy rainfall in Palghar district, commuters on Western Railway's (WR) 60-km Virar-Dahanu suburban corridor have accused the railway a... Read More


Power outages in SoBo lead short-staffed BEST to outsource cable maintenance

India, July 23 -- In what is perhaps a first for the BEST Undertaking, it is set to outsource the maintenance of its 80-year-old underground power cable network in Mumbai to a third party. BEST source... Read More