AC locals may get first class coaches

"We want to convert a majority of the suburban trains into AC and so henceforth only AC rakes shall be procured," said a senior railway official. Sources said that the carsheds and workshops on both WR and CR – namely at Mahalaxmi, Matunga, Virar, Kalwa and Sanpada – will be augmented for these ...
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Mumbai: 27-year-old train commuter injured after being hit with bamboo by a thief

The railway authority state that a plan is in the pipeline to address such incidents and it has become a regular phenomenon on Virar-bound trains. The incident took place when the victim, Vishal Mehta, was returning home after completing his field assignment. “I was returning home in a Bandra-Borivali ...
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Mumbai; 'Stop flying kites and let birds live', urge NGOs

If they face it, we will let them fly kites,” said Mitesh Rathod, a Mira Road resident and an NGO worker who was at a Virar rally. Rallies were conducted in parts of Borivali, Kandivali, Malad, Mira Road and Virar where marchers held descriptive placards informing people about how one can save several ...
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Projects worth Rs 45 cr under MUTP-3A

A massive Rs 44,668 crore worth of projects have been proposed to improve and expand Mumbai's suburban rail corridor. This however does not include the Rs 19,500 crore Bandra-Virar elevated rail corridor which has been replaced by other multi-crore projects. According to sources, by the time ...
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State to get Rs 300 crore fund to tackle coastal pollution

... scientific officer, MCZMA, said, “Even several Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in Maharashtra's districts have inadequate capacity to treat the waste. Gujarat has recently commissioned a STP of 70 million litres per day. The seashore of Vasai and Alibaug is already reeling under chemical pollution.
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Wadala-Kasarwadi Metro project to be fast-tracked: CM Devendra Fadnavis

The Wadala to Kasarwadi Metro 4 will be a 32.3 km stretch and its tendering process is under way. Metro 4 A from Kasarwadi to Gaimukh is a 2.7 km stretch and the estimated project cost is Rs 949 crore. All pending Metro railway projects in Mumbai and its extended suburbs would begin in early 2018, ...
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State's Rs 50k cr plan to overhaul railways

The highlights of the proposal mainly involve procurements of 210 new air-conditioned local trains, maintenance facility for a proposed rolling stock, station improvements, fifth and sixth line between Borivali-–Virar, extension of Harbour line till Borivali, third and fourth line between Kalyan-Badlapur, ...
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Projects worth Rs 45 cr under MUTP-3A

A massive Rs 44,668 crore worth of projects have been proposed to improve and expand Mumbai's suburban rail corridor. This however does not include the Rs 19,500 crore Bandra-Virar elevated rail corridor which has been replaced by other multi-crore projects. DNA had reported about the possibility ...
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State to get Rs 300 crore fund to tackle coastal pollution

According to the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA), Raigad and Palghar have the most polluted coastlines in the state owing to chemical effluents from industrial units. With the allocated funds, the state government will propose Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) with ...
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Railways outlines near Rs 50000 crore rail projects for Mumbai under MUTP-3A

Maharashtra and Railways are already working on projects worth Rs 10,900 crore under MUTP-3, which entails the procurement of 47 AC locals, doubling of Panvel-Karjat route, quadrupling of Virar-Dahanu route and Airoli-Kalwa elevated link. A Rs 19,500 crore Bandra-Virar elevated corridor was also ...
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Encroached railway land to be redeveloped on SRA model: CM Devendra Fadnavis

The CM stressed on development of a fast corridor through the CSMT to Panvel, a new suburban corridor from Panvel to Virar, and extending the harbour line between Goregaon and Borivali. Upgradation of Lower Parel, Khar Road, Goregaon, Meera Road, Virar, Ghatkopar, Dombivali, Nallasopara, ...
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Mumbai Metro 4 will now reach Thane's Ghodbunder Road

The chief minister also approved the revised cost of the proposed Bhayander-Vasai sea link on Friday and directed the MMRDA to commence work by July. The 5.5-km bridge that was proposed in 2013 will now cost Rs1,500crore. Pegged at Rs875 crore, the cost escalated due to delay, officials working ...
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52 Weekly Suvidha Special trains between Yesvantpur-Jaipur- Yesvantpur

Enroute these special trains will stop at Tumakuru, Arsikere , Birur, Chikjajur, Chitradurga, Ballari, Guntakal, Mantralayam Road, Raichur, Yadgir, Gulbarga, Solapur, Pune, Panvel, Vasai Road, Surat, Vadodara, Ratlam, Mandsar, Chitaurgarh, Bhilwara and Ajmer stations in both the directions. UNI VV CS ...
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India to have 10000 seaplanes in next 2 years: Nitin Gadkari

... on 378-km-long Mumbai-Vadodara Express Highway worth Rs20,000 crore would start in the three months. "This Expressway will be even better than the Mumbai-Pune Express Highway," he said. Container traffic problems will be eased if a logistics park comes up at Vasai-Virar, Gadkari said adding, ...
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Builder's office boy shoots dead colleague, held

As Singh was the prime suspect, police pooled in all resources and traced him to Palghar, where he was hiding, within 12 hours of the crime. "Singh said he got the desi katta (firearm) a long time ago. We will now check if he has used it in the past too," said the officer. Senior inspector Ashok Rajput said, ...
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Railway officials unveil outline of Phase 3A

Other proposals include creating a new suburban corridor between Panvel and Virar, extending the Harbour Line till Borivali, and constructing new lines on existing corridors such as Line 5 and 6 between Borivali and Virar, Line 3 and 4 between Kalyan and Badlapur and a fourth line between Kalyan ...
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Rail planners to meet Piyush Goyal today

Rail planners will discuss a series of new projects when Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Chairman of Railway Board Ashwani Lohani visit the city on Friday. The plan includes an elevated fast track project between CST and Panvel and the suburban line linking Panvel and Virar. Other proposals ...
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Rs49,500cr infra boost to better railways' track record in Mumbai

Instead of the scrapped Bandra-Virar elevated, the MRVC has proposed to extend the Harbour line between Goregaon and Borivli, which is estimated to cost Rs745 crores and add two more lines between Borivli and Virar for segregation of suburban and long-distance trains. The 5th and 6th line project ...
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Young Stars Trust bag top honours in Vasai Carrom tourney

Mumbai : Virar based unseeded Anil Bodhare, Sushma Pardesi, Bipin Pande, David Bonal, Navin Patil and Pradeep Kolbekar (Young Stars Trust) won men, women, junior boys (under 18yrs), sub-junior boys (under 14yrs), veteran & senior citizen Singles titles in the 28th Vasai Taluka Kala-Kreeda ...
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India to have 10000 seaplanes in next 2 years: Nitin Gadkari

Container traffic problems will be eased if a logistics park comes up at Vasai-Virar, Gadkari said adding, "This will ease the container traffic at JNPT and avoid their movement by road." Fadnavis assured that all the suggestions given by Gadkari would be brought into reality. Get latest news & live updates ...
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