Mumbai: The Indian Railways has sought 13.61 hectares of salt pan land for laying two additional tracks on the Borivali-Virar corridor, which will be used to segregate suburban and long-distance mail trains right up to Virar. The site visit is complete, and the proposal is under process for necessary approvals,” said an official from the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation, which …
At least seven deaths on-board migrant special trains were reported on Wednesday, officials said, putting the Railways in the dock over its handling of these non-AC trains. Also, a 58-year-old migrant worker died on-board the Surat-Hajipur Shramik special train on Tuesday evening, Superintendent of Police, Devendra Nath, said. Travelling migrant workers have complained of lack of food and water on-board …
