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10 new AC local trains to operate on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Kalyan section from Dec 17.
Ten air-conditioned local train services will be operated on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Kalyan section from Thursday, replacing the
ordinary suburban services, the Central Railway said. This is the first time that the Central Railway (CR) is introducing AC locals on its main line, where services are operated from the CSMT to Kasara and Khopoli.
The CR was operating AC local train services on its Thane-Vashi/Panvel trans-harbour line before the coronavirus-enforced lockdown came into force in March this year.
10 AC local services on Central Railway s main line in Mumbai from December 17
This is the first time that the Central Railway (CR) is introducing AC locals on its main line, where services are operated from the CSMT to Kasara and Khopoli. PTI
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Ten air-conditioned local train services will be operated on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus-Kalyan section here from Thursday, replacing the ordinary suburban services, the Central Railway said.
This is the first time that the Central Railway (CR) is introducing AC locals on its main line, where services are operated from the CSMT to Kasara and Khopoli.
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MUMBAI: Accidental deaths on railways in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region started to climb as the city unlocked and more categories of passengers were permitted to board local trains. From 558 deaths in January-March 2020, fatalities had dipped to 115 in April-July, and more than doubled to 314 in August-November. Though locals were not operational from March 22 till mid-June, fatalities continued to occur in this period, largely due to trespassers getting knocked down by goods trains or workmen specials. Track-crossing contributed to 64% of all 987 deaths this year and remained the leading cause of rail accidents.
“Fatalities are unlikely to reduce drastically unless a complete compound wall or fencing comes up, bordering the tracks throughout Central and Western lines,” said GRP commissioner Ravindra Sengaonkar. Earlier this year, two teenagers Akash Rathod and Chhotu Chauhan died after being knocked down by a train at Dahisar