More AC locals, Kavach for MumbaiUnion Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw held an eight-hour meeting in Mumbai on Friday, focusing on safety and development projects for the city's rail network. Key discussions included reviving plans for 238 air-conditioned local trains, assessing the progress of the fifth and sixth rail lines, and implementing advanced signaling systems like Kavach...
more... and CBTC. The meeting also addressed the issue of increasing suburban rail capacity, enhancing safety measures for long-distance trains, and integrating railway stations with the urban landscape. While the minister emphasized the need to expedite the procurement process for AC locals, officials discussed enhancing capacity through mega coaching terminals at Parel, Kalyan, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, and Panvel-Kalamboli. The meeting was overshadowed by a goods train derailment near Dungri station in Gujarat, causing delays on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad trunk route.
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ne Mumbai mein Shukravaar ko aath ghante ki ek badi meeting ki, jismein city ke rail network ke liye safety aur development projects par focus tha. Key discussions mein 238 air-conditioned local trains ke liye plans ko revive karna, panchvi aur chhathi rail lines ki progress...
more... ka assessment karna, aur Kavach aur CBTC jaise advanced signaling systems ko implement karna shamil tha. Meeting mein suburban rail capacity badhana, long-distance trains ke liye safety measures ko enhance karna, aur railway stations ko urban landscape ke saath integrate karna bhi discuss kiya gaya. Minister ne AC locals ke liye procurement process ko jaldi karne par zor diya, aur officials ne Parel, Kalyan, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, aur Panvel-Kalamboli mein mega coaching terminals bana kar capacity badhane par discussion ki. Meeting mein Gujarat ke Dungri station ke paas ek goods train derailment hone ki wajah se Mumbai-Ahmedabad trunk route par delays aayi.