Mumbai's suburban railway tickets to cost more

Monthly season tickets and card tickets would cost extra from July 1 on Mumbai's suburban sector.The Railways has decided to impose a surcharge to recover the loan amount received from the World......

Modi to inaugurate Navi Mumbai airport, Mumbai Metro Line on Wednesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday inaugurate the Navi Mumbai International Airport and a portion of the Mumbai Metro Line, considered as significant milestones in easing transportation......

Railways Plans To Increase 3,400 Mumbai Trains To...

'Once all the sanctioned works have been commissioned, the railways will be in a position to run 4,500 trains daily.' IMAGE: Mumbaikars travel on a suburban train in Mumbai. Photograph: ANI Photo......

Two killed, 3 hurt as local train hit them amid flash strike in Mumbai

Two people died and three sustained injuries after they were hit by a suburban train near Sandhurst Road railway station in south Mumbai on Thursday, officials said. IMAGE: A massive rush at......

BJP, Sena MPs demand roll back in Mumbai suburban rail fare

The Narendra Modi government has come under pressure from its own MPs to reduce the hike in the suburban rail fare in Mumbai with 10 BJP and Shiv Sena MPs meeting Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda......

Mumbai gets $430 mn to improve its train system

The World Bank has approved $430 million (over Rs 1,900 crore) to finance further improvement of Mumbai's suburban railway system, considered the city's lifeline. The Mumbai Urban Transport Project......

Suburban trains: Public lifeline bleeds Railways

The suburban train services in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai -- the lifeline for daily commuters in the three metropolises -- incurred a staggering operational loss of Rs 837 crore during 2005-06,......

Railway ministry may hive off suburban traffic ops

The railway ministry was thinking of hiving off suburban operations in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai into one administrative unit, said a senior ministry official. "Suburban operations are highly......

Victory Parade! Team India celebrate with fans in Mumbai

IMAGE: The jubilant Indian players celebrate during the victory parade in Mumbai on Thursday. Photograph: BCCI/X A sea of fans greeted the victory parade of the T20 World Cup winning Indian team......

Why Running is a way of life for Roshni Rai

Roshni Rai, who gathered runners from her native Darjeeling to run the 2012 Mumbai Marathon, discusses her motivations with Laxmi Negi. Roshni Rai won't take anything lying down. Certainly, not......