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Fifty to sixty people took to the railway tracks, blocking Churchgate-bound trains on Saturday.

Rail roko at Naigaon on WR line over Vasai-Andheri services

Every effort has been made to increase services in this time-table and people still reacting like this is not fair.

7 Oct 2017 8:19 PM GMT

22 witnesses have been questioned so far.

Stampede was caused due to panic, claims railway inquiry

The CSO is conducting the Railways' inquiry into the incident. The official report is to be submitted sometime next...

7 Oct 2017 8:13 PM GMT

23 were killed after a stampede broke out on the Elphinstone Road station FOB on September 29.

Western Railway to gauge number of people on FOB

CCTV footage of stampede to be compared to footage from any monsoon day.

7 Oct 2017 8:10 PM GMT

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal had earlier announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased, Rs 1 lakh for the grievously injured and Rs 50,000 for those with minor injuries. (Photo: PTI)

Elphinstone stampede: Western Railway offered Rs 1.36 crore exgratia...

Western Railway is offering assistance to the kin of the deceased as well as to the injured passengers in claiming the...

7 Oct 2017 3:01 AM GMT

The Antyodaya Express is a flagship train of the railway started on dense routes especially for the common man.

Eye on Gujarat polls, Antyodaya Express to be inaugurated

The Antyodaya Express is a flagship train of the railway started on dense routes especially for the common man; it is...

7 Oct 2017 12:30 AM GMT

The benches were to provide seating for security personnel. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

Suvidha benches face Western Railway axe

Will help decongest platforms, as GRP, RPF aren't using them.

6 Oct 2017 9:17 PM GMT

Hundreds of passengers were caught in a stampede on the foot-over-bridge between Parel and Elphinstone Road station. (Photo: PTI)

Western Railway axes Diwali bash in wake of tragedy

The WR usually sees these programmes held in Mumbai Central as well as at the staff quarters in Budhvaar Park at Colaba.

5 Oct 2017 9:13 PM GMT

Hundreds of passengers were caught in a stampede on the foot-over-bridge between Parel and Elphinstone Road station. (Photo: PTI)

Western Railway may delay renaming of Elphinstone station

The Union home ministry approved the station's new name in May this year.

4 Oct 2017 8:24 PM GMT

The minister said that the railways must not unnecessarily inflate project prices.

Elevated lanes shouldn't cost more than AC trains: Minister

The CSMT-Panvel corridor will be 48.3 km-long while the Bandra-Virar corridor will stretch for 42 km.

3 Oct 2017 9:03 PM GMT

Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal.

200 railway officials will add to cost: Sources

The Union minister has chalked out a plan to improve railway infrastructure in the city.

2 Oct 2017 8:25 PM GMT

The 12.34 am CST to Thane local and 1 am Churchgate to Borivali train may soon depart 30 minutes earlier.

Last local from Churchgate, CST may depart early

Rlys want 4 hrs for maintenance work.

2 Oct 2017 7:47 PM GMT

Constructed at the cost of Rs 32 crore, the Ram Mandir station on the Churchgate-Dahanu Road route of Western Railways was slated to be thrown open for public on December 3. (Photo: File)

Central Railway to get 20 new Bombardier-make trains in 2018

The border of the Bombardier train doors are also famously painted pink to camouflage paan (betel nut) stains.

28 Nov 2017 9:33 PM GMT