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Bandra Garib Nagar demolition, Western Railway eviction drive Mumbai

Five-day eviction drive in Bandra: Over 100 homes razed on Day 1 as Western Railway begins Garib Nagar demolition

May 19, 2026 10:07 pm

Rly officials say 500 illegal structure spread across 5,200 square metres

Bombay High Court permits Western Railway to continue Bandra demolition

May 05, 2026 11:37 am

On April 29, the bench noted in the order, "As far as the demolition drive of all the unauthorised and illegal structures by the Railway is concerned, we permit the Railway Authorities to continue with their demolition drive."

Day after massive crowding, Western Railway GM visits Udhna station

April 20, 2026 7:04 pm

Announces special trains on weekdays and new crowd-control measures

These new AC local trains will replace existing non-AC services. (Image generated using AI)

Mumbai Suburban rail network: Western Railway to roll out 12 AC local trains next week - check date, route, timings

January 25, 2026 2:26 pm

Mumbai Suburban Rail Network: With these, the total number of AC local train services on Western Railway will now be 121.

KAVACH installation on Mumbai's Virar–Churchgate corridor reaches 50%, work likely to be completed by September

January 07, 2026 6:31 pm

Railway officers stress that KAVACH is not a signalling system, but an automatic train protection layer designed to work alongside existing signalling infrastructure.

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Now, OTP authentication for tatkal railway tickets

November 29, 2025 8:27 am

New system to be rolled out first for Mumbai-Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express

Mumbai locals to get automatic doors by December in major safety upgrade

September 20, 2025 12:25 pm

The Railways’ urgency to adopt automatic doors follows the June accident near Mumbra, where four passengers died after falling from an overcrowded train.

Western Railway to fit nearly 6,000 AI-based cameras on 978 engines: ‘Will give useful info in emergencies, enhance safety’

June 21, 2025 1:21 pm

The AI-based CCTV cameras will be installed on 810 electric and 168 diesel engines in Western Railway’s fleet. Six cameras will be installed on each engine.