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The demolished emergency medical pharmacy at Dadar station. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Rs one clinics at five CR stations closed for 16 hours

The organiser, MagicDil, claimed that the railways asked it to demolish a pharmacy that cost nearly Rs 8 lakh to build at Dadar

26 May 2017 2:10 AM

The Tejas Express’ floor is strewn with wrappers, tea cups and water bottles. The train arrived at CST from Goa on Wednesday night. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Long-distance train journeys generate 400kg trash: Officials

The Tejas Express was found damaged by passengers after its first trip.

26 May 2017 1:04 AM

The RPF will check CCTV footage to nab the culprits.

India's first semi-luxury train, Tejas Express, vandalised on its first jouney

The much-talked about train left Karmali at 2.30 pm on Tuesday and reached CST at 11 pm, with its interiors wrecked by the passengers.

25 May 2017 2:39 AM

Tejas has 19 coaches of which four are back-up coaches.

Central Railways vigorously starts prepping train

he train will depart on its maiden journey from Mumbai to Goa on Monday.

21 May 2017 2:02 AM

The RPF has now drawn up a list of headquarters so that the next time such a situation arises, action can be taken swiftly. (Photo: PTI)

CR RPF keeps back-up staff to deal with stirs

In December last year, Titwala saw a rail-roko after the municipal body carried out demolition about 1km away from the station.

18 May 2017 3:09 AM

A scene at Thane station. Railway activists said if the management is unable to handle a half-an-hour shower, things will be worse during the monsoon. (Photo: Asian Age)

Troubling portent: Power snag saps commuters’ patience

The disruption to services started around 7.40 pm on Friday and commuters were delayed by hours.

14 May 2017 1:25 AM

The showers, accompanied by thunder and lightning, affected central railway services.

Pre-monsoon showers bring citizens respite

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted pre-monsoon showers on Friday and rains from the first week of June.

13 May 2017 2:58 AM

The Naxal belt of Chandrapur-Balharshah falls under Central Railway along with Mumbai, making the specialised training important to counter such threats. (Representational Image)

RPF commandos get jungle, urban warfare training

These RPF commandos had been undergoing basic combat training till date.

10 May 2017 2:39 AM

Patients will have to bear other medical expenses themselves.

Central Railway to set up emergency medical rooms in 5 stations

These rooms will provide timely medical assistance to rail accident victims as well as the common man at a token rate of Rs 1.

08 May 2017 1:26 AM

CR launched a crackdown after several discrepancies were found in the RTI reply.

Railway official suspended over ‘wrong’ RTI reply

Union minister Suresh Prabhu tweeted on Tuesday that an inquiry would be conducted to into the matter.

03 May 2017 2:39 AM

Railways has incurred losses running into thpusands of crore rupees.

How the big Central Railway catering scam unfolded

RTI query gets startling reply; 100 gm curd bought for Rs 972, refined oil for Rs 1,241 a litre.

02 May 2017 3:12 PM

Maharashtra gives nod for 47 air-conditioned trains’ procurement

The trains will be procured for the city under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) III.

19 Apr 2017 4:45 AM

Union railway minister Suresh Prabhu has stressed the need for the railway staff to be polite and customer-friendly.

Now, all Central Railway TCs to say, 'Namaste, ticket please'

In 2015, a CR window clerk working at LTT was suspended after a video of her being rude and shutting down the counter went viral.

11 Apr 2017 12:50 AM

New CR timetable to merely add 15-odd services in suburbs

Activist Subhash Gupta said that the delay in projects and increase in number of commuters was the reason behind this situation.

30 Mar 2017 2:31 AM

CR senior divisional security commissioner Sachin Bhalode said, “Yes we did receive such a message in Marathi. (Representational image)

Railway cops keep vigil after receiving warning messages

Central Railway (CR) RPF received the messages on March 22 on a social networking application.

29 Mar 2017 1:15 AM

(Left to right) Illegal constructions near GTB Nagar station; The encroachment along Jogeshwari station before and after the demolition drive. (Photo: DEBASISH DEY)

Railway land in grip of encroachments

Worst affected regions in the city include stretch between King’s Circle, GTBN and Bandra.

15 Mar 2017 4:52 AM

Three wagons of a goods train derailed in Saphale.

Western Railway line affected after derailment

The services between Virar and Churchgate witnessed a delay of around 25 minutes.

08 Mar 2017 2:50 AM

Apart from failing every pre-trial test, the train was the only model with the highest number of glitches reported.

AC train makers hold trials before dry run

An official said that ICF officials in the city had been pushing dates of RDSO trials saying that they were not yet ready for the tests.

05 Mar 2017 3:51 AM

$Railway staff attempt to fix the rail fracture on Friday.$

Rail fracture disrupts Western Railway services for two hours

Railway officials said nearly 30 services were cancelled and almost 100 delayed.

04 Mar 2017 2:15 AM

The anti-sabotage patrolling teams walk down the stretch on foot between 7 pm and 3am.

19 GRP teams to patrol CR tracks

Two RPF groups to also man tracks post recent sabotage on Thane-Diva-Panvel stretch.

02 Mar 2017 6:52 AM

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