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Iram Siddique
Iram is Principal Correspondent with The Indian Express and she covers Madhya Pradesh. She has been reporting on politics, governance and policy with a focus on environment and agriculture, caste atrocities and minority issues. Previously, Iram has reported extensively on urban transportation, especially Mumbai's rail network, and crime. She tweets at @scribbly_scribe
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Railway officials write to PM Modi, oppose move to merge 8 servicesSubscriber Only
December 28, 2019 08:00 IST
Officers, in their letters, pointed out that recruits from UPSC have the acumen for managerial and administrative posts and that “...merging technical and non-technical services will devalue the managerial post, which acts as guidance of public funds for the public good”.
Sat, Dec 28, 2019
Mumbai: WR plans steps to help motormen de-stress and improve safetySubscriber Only
December 26, 2019 08:42 IST
WR witnessed about three SPAD cases during March-November this year on its suburban network. Every SPAD case is treated as an averted collision as a result of a motorman’s failure to stop the train in time before the signal.
Thu, Dec 26, 2019
Mumbai: Thakurli station to be revamped, say IRSDC officialsSubscriber Only
December 25, 2019 02:17 IST
According to the initial plan, IRSDC has envisaged an elevated deck for passengers, an approach road to improve road connectivity and developing 128.48 acres of land in total, including the station area.
Wed, Dec 25, 2019
Railway to finish reconstruction of Bhor Ghat bridge between Mumbai, Pune in one weekSubscriber Only
December 24, 2019 02:21 IST
These services are soon likely to run smoothly, with nearly 90 per cent construction completed, including the crucial girder launch.
Tue, Dec 24, 2019
Based on behavioural economics, cognitive neurology, Rly to implement steps at 50 more spots to curb trespassing mishapSubscriber Only
December 24, 2019 01:35 IST
In the next nine months, between March and November, there was a 44 per cent drop in deaths from trespassing on this stretch, with 27 deaths between March and August as against 88 between January and November last year.
Tue, Dec 24, 2019
Maharashtra: FASTag slows down state-run busesSubscriber Only
December 23, 2019 02:28 IST
According to MSRTC officials, these buses, which would otherwise pass smoothly with RFID tags, now end up waiting about 10 minutes at each toll plaza with the scanners unable to read the tags.
Mon, Dec 23, 2019
Mumbai: Two-month-old boy abandoned by parents at rly station reunited with grandparentsSubscriber Only
December 19, 2019 07:51 IST
According to the GRP, the boy was wrapped in a cloth and kept outside the first class ladies compartment. He had a torn photograph on him, which had an address scribbled at the back. He was being held by a woman in the photograph.
Thu, Dec 19, 2019
Maharashtra: Poor ridership, Tejaswini buses now allow menSubscriber Only
December 18, 2019 00:59 IST
Many of the six Tejaswini buses that run 108 trips daily between Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) to National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) have failed to attract women commuters, said sources.
Wed, Dec 18, 2019
Railways to run trial for automatic door-closing system in three coachesSubscriber Only
December 16, 2019 03:09 IST
Fitted coaches to first operate during non-peak hours, followed by peak hours to analyse commuter comfort
Mon, Dec 16, 2019
Vande Bharat: New specifications make railway board officials sceptical of 2022 target for 45 Express trainsSubscriber Only
December 16, 2019 02:12 IST
According to officials, the first train set cannot be prepared before 2022 while the mass production for another 40 trains will not happen before 2024.
Mon, Dec 16, 2019
Mumbai: Wait for first semi-AC local continuesSubscriber Only
December 15, 2019 04:05 IST
With the first semi-AC local train set to be ready within a week, railways had been seeking an exemption from the trials, as it would allow the train to start operations in less than three months after basic safety trials.
Sun, Dec 15, 2019
Maharashtra can buy encroached railway land to implement SRA scheme, says Piyush GoyalSubscriber Only
December 15, 2019 03:01 IST
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal suggested the measure to enable the rehabilitation of slum dwellers on 96.36 acres of land in Mumbai, belonging to both Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR).
Sun, Dec 15, 2019
Mumbai-Pune in 25 minutes: The Hyperloop project that Branson is discussing with UddhavSubscriber Only
December 11, 2019 19:24 IST
Hyperloop is a next-generation travel system that uses pods or capsules travelling at high speeds through low-pressure tubes erected on columns or tunneled underground using magnetic levitation.
Thu, Dec 12, 2019
A statement on gender parity: CR motorwoman to steer first AC local trainSubscriber Only
December 11, 2019 07:42 IST
Kazi, who has been a motorwoman for 28 years, says it will be a proud moment for her if she is selected for the job.
Wed, Dec 11, 2019
Mumbai: BEST workers oppose point-to-point services with only drivers, no conductorsSubscriber Only
December 11, 2019 07:28 IST
BEST Workers’ Union, led by Shashank Rao, has sought a stay on the driver-only operations and filed a case in the labour court in the matter.
Wed, Dec 11, 2019
Mumbai: AC local to ply on trans-harbour line from January, 16 services dailySubscriber Only
December 10, 2019 08:12 IST
According to officials, there are some demands on starting the AC train on the main line instead of the trans-harbour line but as and when the new rakes will arrive, services will be inducted on other corridors as well.
Tue, Dec 10, 2019
Western Railway plans more AC local services during peak hoursSubscriber Only
December 08, 2019 07:49 IST
The WR is also planning to introduce more AC services during morning and evening peak hours, especially on Andheri-Churchgate section, which has several business hubs nearby.
Sun, Dec 08, 2019
NHSRCL asked to prepare report on 6 high-speed corridorsSubscriber Only
December 04, 2019 04:33 IST
According to officials from NHSRCL, they are in the process to appoint a consultant to study the cost of the project,
Wed, Dec 04, 2019
No funds released since February: Central Railway writes to SBI Foundation, seeks release of money for CSMT restorationSubscriber Only
December 01, 2019 09:36 IST
The State Bank of India (SBI) Foundation reportedly had committed Rs 10 crore towards the work and signed an MoU with the CR that year.
Sun, Dec 01, 2019
To ward off track deaths, Central Railway gets painted sleepers, staccato hornsSubscriber Only
December 01, 2019 04:20 IST
Nearly 11,000 residents of these illegal settlements at the foot of a hill on Central Railway’s Mumbra-Kalwa stretch must cross the railway line in order to reach the highway that connects them to the rest of the world.
Sun, Dec 01, 2019Alarm buttons in Uttam rakes causing delay: Western RailwaysSubscriber Only
November 29, 2019 02:08 IST
After the button is activated, a key has to be used to unwind the system from inside the coach. The keys are available with the station masters, who have to rush inside the coach to fix it.
Fri, Nov 29, 2019
Mumbai: CSMT to be redeveloped into world-class stationSubscriber Only
November 27, 2019 08:31 IST
The redevelopment scheme will focus on creating waiting lounges on the lines of airports, segregating suburban commuter traffic from mainline while transforming the area around the station to go in sync with the main station building, which is a Grade-1 heritage structure.
Wed, Nov 27, 2019
Mumbai: Rlys removes over 15,000 illegal posters from local train coaches in last 3 monthsSubscriber Only
November 26, 2019 02:35 IST
In the last three months, more than 15,000 posters were removed from different trains when the coaches arrived at the yard for regular maintenance, of which 4,500 posters were removed in October alone.
Tue, Nov 26, 2019
Implementation of FASTag: Mindset of motorists poses biggest challenge, says NHAI Chief General ManagerSubscriber Only
November 25, 2019 04:11 IST
Rajiv Singh, Chief General Manager and regional officer of NHAI for Mumbai, speaks to The Indian Express about the challenges in the way of its smooth implementation.
Mon, Nov 25, 2019
FASTag in Mumbai, state roads from Jan 1Subscriber Only
November 22, 2019 06:59 IST
This comes as a breather for motorists in Mumbai and those using state highways as all national highways, including the Old Mumbai-Pune highway as well as new expressway will adopt FASTag from December 1.
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