Mumbai Notes 8212; CR services disrupted

Suburban services on the Central Railway CR were disrupted on Friday evening following a point failure near Vikhroli railway station. According to railway police, the point failure occured at about 4 pm and was set right only at 5 pm. following which three railway lines were non-operational, thus throwing the rail schedule out of gear. Outstation trains were diverted on the fourth fast track, causing delays. Locals were running at least 25 minutes late till late evening.

WR Virar office

The Western Railway opened a new computerised passenger reservation office at Virar from Friday. The office will have three counters linked with the Mumbai Central reservation office. It will be operated in two shifts 8211; 8 am-2pm and 2pm-8pm from Monday to Saturday. On Sunday it will be open between 8 am and 2 pm. The counter will soon be linked to Delhi and Secunderabad offices for easy reservations for these sectors, a spokesman said.