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Avatar Posted by meemumbaikar 199 days ago (http://www.mumbaimirror.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: western railways new trains vandalism


Five new-age trains recently introduced by the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) to make travel more comfortable for the city's harassed train commuters have been vandalised and defaced by miscreant commuters.

Here's what uncaring Mumbaikars have done to the trains:

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Avatar Posted by meemumbaikar 319 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: mumbai railways new trains feedback
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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Avatar Posted by meemumbaikar 321 days ago (http://www.expressindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: central railways new trains services
Ostensibly, this is good news for lakhs of Central Railway (CR) commuters — the first of the next generation trains has arrived. While Western Railway commuters have been using a few new services on the new rakes for a few weeks now, CR finally got its first new Siemens-made rake, which will b ready for commuters by the month-end.

Five more new rakes are expected, CR officials say. Problem is read more »
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Avatar Posted by meemumbaikar 337 days ago (http://www.hindustantimes.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: mumbai trains indian railways
The Indian Railways have asked the state government for extra commercial development rights on land it owns in Bandra (E), but is willing to spend only a third of the Rs 900 crore it will earn from it to improve rail transport in Mumbai.

This is against the state’s earlier understanding that the entire revenue — the plot is very close to the premium Bandra-Kurla Complex and has great developme read more »
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Avatar Posted by limin 341 days ago (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com)
Category: Society | Tags: mumbai trains railway
Aware of the pressures on the existing coaches, the railway ministry last week cleared a proposal to give Mumbai 17 new trains in addition to the 157 already under production. read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 376 days ago (http://www.mumbaimirror.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: new trains new subarban train
With the new futuristic trains on the track Mumbaikars will get to ride new trains from monday. Iron replaced with steel, wood replaced with polycarbonate, jail windows are replaced with french windows and there is no fourth seat anymore. Design changes to will definately make it look more european but fourth seat sacrifice is cultural shift to train commuters. read more »
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Avatar Posted by kiran 380 days ago (http://www.expressindia.com)
Category: Mumbai | Tags: wester railway new local
The city’s six million train commuters’ wait for a comfortable ride is soon to be over as the Western Railway is set to roll out the first of the 157 new trains from Monday. read more »
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Avatar Posted by limin 419 days ago (http://www.hindu.com)
Category: Society | Tags: local train railway
Commuters travelling on the Central Railways' suburban line will now have to wait less with authorities announcing 33 new services from October 2.

Of the new trains, 25 would be on the Harbour line and among them 12 would link the western suburb of Andheri with Panvel in neighbouring Raigad district, the last stop on the Harbour line, railway authorities said. read more »
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