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Western Railway threatens to dismantle two Wankhede foot overbridges unless Mumbai Cricket Association pays for repairs
•Western Railway (WR) has written to Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) demanding payment for repairs of two-foot overbridges (FOB) used by people for entering Wankhede Stadium or face their dismantlement.
Mumbai rains: Local train timetables revised on Western Railway route after heavy rainfall causes track failure at Virar station
•As per the latest update, a fast local train started from Virar at 10.43 am after clamping points
Western Railway provides segways to RPF personnel to enable stricter patrolling at Mumbai suburban stations
•Western Railway provided segways to Railway Protection Force cops at railway stations, like Churchgate, Mumbai Central, Bandra Terminus, Andheri, Borivali
South Mumbai residents protest against irregular water supply, suspect tanker mafia-administrators nexus
Fp Staff •Locals from South Mumbai on Tuesday continued their protest in Marine Drive against the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) regarding the water supply that has been irregular for the past three months. According to reports, Cuffe Parade, Colaba and Churchgate are the worst hit in South Mumbai with the areas receiving very less water for the past three days.
Rain subsides in Mumbai but waterlogging and train delays continue; more showers expected till Thursday
Fp Staff •Even as rainfall had stopped in Mumbai on Wednesday morning, citizens were still reeling through the aftermath of Tuesday's deluge as many of the low-lying areas of the city were waterlogged.
AC stops functioning in Churchgate-bound Mumbai local; commuters bring train to halt
•The passengers of some coaches of the Virar-Churchgate local train said they experienced suffocation and sweating due to the non-functioning AC.
Maharashtra govt tells Bombay HC it recorded decibel levels at metro sites, sent it to Pollution Control Board
•The Maharashtra government has recorded decibel levels at Mumbai metro construction sites and has sent them for review to the Pollution Control Board.
Over 3,000 people were killed on Mumbai railway tracks in 2017, says response to RTI query
•Although the suburban railway is considered the lifeline of Mumbai, it is increasingly becoming a 'death trap' for commuters as over 3,000 people lost their lives in train accidents.
India's first air-conditioned local train to chug off on Mumbai's Western line on Monday
Ians •India's first air-conditioned local train services will be launched on Monday when the service gets underway on the Borivali-Churchgate in Mumbai.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal says Mumbai to have first AC suburban train from 1 January
•Wait for air-conditioned train will finally end for passengers of Mumbai's suburban railway service with announcement of first such train to be introduced on 1 January