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The Central Railway (CR) on Thursday launched the 'GO Mumbai' smartcard, a first-of-its-kind travel card which works like a pre-paid telephone card, and can be used for travel on the main line of CR, its Harbour line and BEST buses.

The smartcard, similar to London's Oyster Card, is pre-loaded with credit (in multiples of Rs 50 upto a maximum Rs 2,000).

Commuters have to flash the card read more »
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Almost two months after introducing the new suburban train, the railways have finally decided to get feedback from commuters so that changes could be made.

The regular commercial production of the trains is slated to begin at the railways' Chennai factory only from April, allowing for changes to be incorporated till then.

The feedback form asks commuters for suggestions on everything fro read more »
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Sheer lack of political will by the state government is keeping people from an ambitious rail project that aims to link Manmad in Maharashtra to Indore in Madhya Pradesh. Apart from saving the Railways Rs2 crore a day, the project aims to reduce distances between Delhi and Kanyakumari by 680km and between Delhi and Mumbai by 140km. read more »
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