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Journalist Mid-Day. Author of multiple books on India's rail history & heritage. Trains, trams & buses. Biographer of Dr. E. Sreedharan. Museology.

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Mumbai CSMT heritage gully open air museum which had priceless relics like oldest electric loco, steam locos, parts of original infrastructure of the country's 1st railway have been negligently dismantled for redevelopment of the Mumbai CSMT into world-class station. Read here: (shorturl.at/iAVrX)

08.06.2025 08:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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KR vs MSEDCL! Konkan Railway asks Maharashtra Chief Minister to intervene over power grid failures of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (MSEDCL) so that no train gets stranded inside tunnels. Read about the strife (shorturl.at/vGdAi)

07.06.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Are Mumbai stations rain-ready? Mid-Day visited ten prominent stations in Mumbai to assess the roof over platforms and found CR stations much prepared as compared to every year than the WR ones. Read on the story (shorturl.at/as9U5)

07.06.2025 20:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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26th birthday of Mandovi Express celebrated with enthusiasm & joy in Mumbai As announced by the then Railway Minister Nitish Kumar in the Railway Budget, the Intercity Express started between Mumbai and Margao from July 1, 1999. This was the first express to provide daytim…

26 years of 10103/4 Mumbai Goa Mandovi Express popular as
'Food Queen' celebrated with joy!
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07.06.2025 18:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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India's Vande Bharat Express on the world’s highest railway bridge, the Chenab Bridge.

07.06.2025 18:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mumbai: Man dies after jumping from the train on the wrong side at Mumbai Central station A 27-year-old man, Dhila Rajesh Hamira Bhai, tragically lost his life at Mumbai Central Station around 9:44 a.m. on Platform No. 4

Commuter at Mumbai Central dies after jumping off the fence on wrong side of the platform. #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway Details here: www.mid-day.com/news/india-n...

05.06.2025 07:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Multiple signals, traffic islands, dividers, speedbreakers and lane markings. New Vikhroli bridge gets in safety zone.

04.06.2025 07:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Planning a Mumbai to Goa road tripβ€”with your car on a train? Soon, you could take your car by train on Konkan Railway, which is planning to explore ferrying private vehicles, such as cars and SUVs, onboard train wagons

Now, take your cars by train on Konkan Railway, the way lorries travel.

Click here to read details: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

04.06.2025 04:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Now, take your cars by train on Konkan Railway, the way lorries travel. The Konkan Railway is planning to explore ferrying passenger vehicles, like cars and SUVs, onboard train wagons for those wanting to take their own vehicles to avoid highways this Ganapati festival season on experimental basis

04.06.2025 04:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Birthday Bumps! Railfans celebrate birthdays of two iconic trains- Punjab Mail & Deccan Queen #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway
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02.06.2025 06:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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India’s supertrain faced the steepest testβ€”and nailed It! A Whisper on the Ghat: Khandala Once Broke Trains. This One Broke the Rules Instead! How Vande Bharat Rewrote Indian Railway History! Rolling on into the future! On May 23, 2025 at km 112/205 durin…

India’s supertrain faced the steepest testβ€”and nailed It!
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24.05.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BEST buses now take extra toll amount in addition to raised ticket prices. Details here: #Mumbai www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

21.05.2025 18:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mumbai Metro Green Line 4 train trials in August with pit lines. Details here: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

21.05.2025 18:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A game of cricket and an abandoned restaurant on wheels coach. The rail coach restaurant at Nasik Road station seems to have gone kaput.

18.05.2025 13:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mumbai's office district station of Masjid Bunder to go one floor up. Elevated deck above all platforms to manage increasing crowds. Read details here:Β #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

18.05.2025 07:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The missing link between Bandra local station & terminus is finally connected. Rs 28.03 crore sanctioned after Mid-Day highlighted the issue. Details here: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

17.05.2025 09:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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India’s second Rajdhani Express from #Mumbai started in 1972 completes 53 years on Saturday & has now been touted as the fastest Rajdhani Express among all the 25 operating in India. www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

17.05.2025 07:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Plans under works to extend Mumbai Metro connectivity upto Vadhvan Port in Palghar, says CM. Details here: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

15.05.2025 06:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Future Shock! Harbour line to be linked to Navi Mumbai airport, hygrogen trains for Matheran. Latest budget document sanctions futuristic plans for Mumbai region. Read all details on this link here www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

15.05.2025 05:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Residents and shopkeepers of about six housing complexes near Vasai station are battling the railways for better compensation before the listed demolition of their 40 year old homes. #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway

Details here: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

15.05.2025 02:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EXCLUSIVE: One more line for Karjat Panvel!!!! CR finalises 4th line between Karjat-Panvel, sends to railway board for approval. #Mumbai #MumbaiRailwayΒ 

Details: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

13.05.2025 12:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A small floor cleaner fell down after the contractual operator could not control the machine at Mumbai CSMT this morning. An EMU suburban train was detained for 5 minutes from 11.33-11.38 and later on normalised.

13.05.2025 08:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EXCLUSIVE- New iconic Reay Road bridge & station building misaligned, to be levelled soon.

www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

13.05.2025 05:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thane district’s first ever Metro rail, the Mumbai Metro Red Line 9 to Mira Road is set to take the trial run this week. With the overhead wires activated and charged on Saturday, the line is now clear for train trials.

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12.05.2025 04:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thane district’s first ever Metro rail, the Mumbai Metro Red Line 9 to Mira Road is set to take the trial run this week. With the overhead wires activated and charged on Saturday, the line is now clear for train trials.

www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

12.05.2025 04:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#BREAKING: Maharshtra begins process to shut RTO border check posts.
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12.05.2025 03:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Work on the ambitious national rail freight corridor- the Dedicated Freight Corridor-Β  entered a crucial phase on Sunday night as it intersected train lines near Panvel and Kalamboli. #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway

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12.05.2025 03:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Western Railway recovered a sum of Rs 21 crore in one month (April 2025) in just fines from WR’s ticketless commuters of which Rs 6 crore is from Mumbai local train commuters.
www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

11.05.2025 20:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mumbai’s first cable-stayed Reay Road bridge to be inaugurated by CM Fadnavis on May 13 The Reay Road bridge in Mumbai will be inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at an official ceremony on May 13. The event will take place at 7 pm

The Reay Road bridge in #Mumbai will be inaugurated at the hands of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at an official ceremony on May 13 at 7pm. From the site, another road over bridge above railway lines at Titwala will also be thrown open remotely. #MumbaiRailway
www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

11.05.2025 18:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mumba's first underground Metro rail, the Aqua Line 3, on Friday entered the island city, negotiating the path deep under the Mithi
www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...

10.05.2025 06:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0