A bus fan from Goregaon is ecstatic as the design livery that he suggested for new e-buses of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has been accepted and the new fleet of Olectra buses have now started arriving. MSRTC has one of the largest public transport bus fleets in the country. The buses are a part of one the mega e-bus orders placed the state transport undertaking. Totally, 5,150 buses, including 2,350 nine-metre-long and 2,800 12-metre-long buses will be spread across Maharashtra.  Web link: mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne…

Six years after they were first started in Mumbai, the city’s AC EMU local trains are now getting housefull! With an 82.44 pc increase in passengers on Western Railway in a year and 50.48 pc increase in passengers on Central Railway, the demand for AC local trains is multiplying. There are eight AC locals running 96 services on WR and five on CR running 66 services every day. Web link: mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne…

Along with new office spaces, with about 46 km of Metro lines functional and a drop in passenger numbers post-Covid-19-induced lockdown, the 170-plus-year-old #Mumbai suburban railway system is now on a cusp of change. It is trying to adjust and cater to the increased crowds and changed transit patterns and trying to innovate. Many new office spaces are coming up away from existing old railway stations and railways are now trying hard to cater to these new-age hubs by tweaking termini, adding services and making a power shift, away from South Mumbai. A few ideas about what can be done & where. mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne…

In a double bonanza for #Mumbai commuters, the timings of the last Metro train service on Yellow Line 2A and Red Line 7 have been extended till 11pm and the number of services on the Mumbai Monorail too increased.  With the addition of a Monorail train set , taking their total train fleet to eight of which six will remain in public service anytime and two in spare, the service frequency has been increased to 15 minutes with an addition of 24 services in a day. @MMMOCL_Official mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne…

At 110kmph! Western Railway Mumbai's new rail track opens with a bang. 110kmph trial successful on the new sixth line that opens today between Khar and Goregaon. The city's congested rail network has now got an additional track of about 8.8 km in the middle of its suburban network that promises to boost capacity. #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway @RailMinIndia

Finally, work on a much-awaited new suburban station for #Mumbai gets going. Railways last week started the process of building the new proposed Chikhloli station between Ambernath and Badlapur stations of #MumbaiRailway mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne…

Yes!!! #Mumbai's first underground metro coming to life. Successful train movement carried out today between #MIDC to #Vidyanagari metro stations. The train will travel back to SEEPZ covering a total distance of around 17 km during the run. @MumbaiMetro3

Saddled with the burden of higher rate of road accidents and traffic indiscipline, the Maharashtra Motor Vehicles Transport Department is now introducing Artificial Intelligence based tests for driving lessons and Mumbai is among the 17 locations in the state automated driving test tracks would be built, integrated with AI software for minimal human intervention. Details here: mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne…

One more level crossing gate on #MumbaiRailway gone. LC gate at Vithalwadi that had a traffic density of about six lakh road vehicles per annum detaining suburban & long-distance trains on Central Railway (CR) was permanently shut last week after a road bridge was opened for traffic. Now, a continuous five-km stretch of Kalyan-Vithalwadi- Ulhasnagar & some portion of the Ulhasnagar-Ambarnath section have become free of any LC gates. Details here: mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne…

Commuters complain on Day 1 of #FlyingRanee train run that Minister of state for railways flagged off a second-hand, old train with worn out seats & broken arm-rests, Western Railway refutes allegations saying train is fit to run and all issues have been attended. Click here to read the debate: mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne…

Diamler back to life! The B.E.S.T Museum at Anik near Sion has brought the remains of the earliest class of #Mumbai double decker bus back to life. A 1938-built chassis of a Daimler double decker BEST bus that has been lifted up three floors and placed in the centre of the museum has been dismantled part by part and assembled again. Read here: surl.li/izyqh – at Mumbai, India

Road accidents in townships of Navi Mumbai and Thane are on the rise and on the decline in Mumbai. Click here to read: mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne… – at Mumbai, India

In a first of its kind experiment on #Mumbai suburban railway, platform escalators from Mira Road station have been moved 26 km away to Mahim as a part of the station upgradation project. The newly-installed escalators at Mahim were inaugurated locally last week. Click here for details: mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne…

He wants to buy an old #Mumbai double decker bus, of the last few that remain, come what may! 46-year-old Yatin S Angare is like a child when you mention double deckers, especially buses, and even trains to some extent. His two-storey family mansion at Dahisar is full of model double decker buses of almost every class in the world, literature on them, loads of old paper cuttings and he himself is into making precise-looking models of all kinds of double decker buses used in Mumbai so far. But the collection will not be complete, till he gets a real one. Click here to read his complete story: mid-day.com/amp/mumbai/mumba… – at Mumbai, India

SUNDAY SPECIAL- Mumbai's local train has now become the Vande Metro. How did it happen and what it means for the average commuter? Click here for complete details: mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne… @RailMinIndia

In fresh data released by the transport department of road accidents in the first four months over the past three years, it has been revealed that while the number of accidents and deaths has gone down in congested Mumbai and suburbs, it has been increasing in the adjoining cities of Thane, Navi Mumbai and Mira Bhayander cities. Experts say rash driving and lack of discipline are among main reasons for the rise. The statistics also revealed that the number of deaths caused statewide due to accidents has come down in the first four months of 2023, following the Regional Transport Office's (RTO) scientific approach in gathering taluka-wise accident database and enforcing road safety measures along with its ongoing six-month safety campaign. For details & stats, click here: mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne…

Motorists in #Mumbai using CNG-fuelled cars can now book slots on their cell phones to refuel at the city's bus depots. The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking (BEST) opened its Ghatkopar and Oshiwara bus depots to the public on Thursday and users can book slots for refuelling through the ‘MGL Tez’ app. There are plans to start the facility at 13 depots across Mumbai. Click here to read: mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne…

Speeding local trains in #Mumbai converting wind power into electricity as @WesternRly has now successfully dotted its lines with wind turbines along the stretch. Railway trains generally run at a speed of 50–100 km/hr with a lot of wind energy being generated. The gust of wind generated by running trains is being used to rotate the turbine blades. @RailMinIndia Click here to read: mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-ne…