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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


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