Over 300 Mumbai daily local trains cancelled due to major railway line work
Mumbai: More than 300 Mumbai local trains traversing daily on the Western Railway network will be cancelled between December 26 and 29 due to a major infrastructure upgrade between Kandivli and Borivli, officials said.
Vineet Abhishek, Chief Public Relations Officer of Western Railway, said that a large-scale block has been imposed for work related to the construction of a sixth railway line. As a result, around 320 to 350 suburban train services will remain cancelled on December 26-29 and again on January 10 to facilitate non-interlocking and signalling-related works, reported by NDTV on Saturday.
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Abhishek reportedly said the block is part of a 30-day construction schedule, which began on December 20 and is expected to conclude by January 18, 2026. He added that most of the work is being carried out during late-night and early-morning hours to minimise inconvenience to commuters.
On the completion of the block, the metropolis will get a new railway line between two busy stations on the Western railway network, helping to make the suburban commute smoother.
As part of the ambitious Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP), a separate sixth line is being laid between Borivali and Mumbai Central to segregate suburban and long-distance trains.
"Once completed, Mumbai will get a 3 to 3.5-km-long sixth line between Kandivali and Borivali stations," NDTV quoted Abhishek as saying.
Western Railway currently operates over 1,400 local train services daily between Churchgate and Dahanu, covering a distance of around 125 km.
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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member
New Delhi (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday took oath as a member of Rajya Sabha, marking the end of his two-decade rule in the eastern state and paving the way for a new chief minister.
The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan in his chamber at a brief ceremony. The Chairman later welcomed him as a member of the Upper House and also on his return in Parliament.
Kumar took the oath in Hindi in the presence of Union Minister J P Nadda, who is also leader of the house, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Panchayati Raj Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Ram Nath Thakur and Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal.
Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Chaudhary was also present at the oath-taking.
JDU leader and party's working president Sanjay Kumar Jha, Congress chief whip in Rajya Sabha Jairam Ramesh, besides BJP MP and former union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy and BJP chief whip in Lok Sabha Sanjay Jaiswal, were among those present during the oath-taking.
"Vice President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, administered the oath to Shri Nitish Kumar as an elected Member of Rajya Sabha, from Bihar, at Parliament House today," the Vice President's office said on X, while sharing pictures of the oath-taking.
After the oath-taking, Kumar came out of the new Parliament building and spoke about the time he was a member of the Lok Sabha and sat in the old Parliament building.
As Kumar assumes the Rajya Sabha role, it marks the end of his long two-decade rule in Bihar. Kumar will soon resign as chief minister and the NDA is likely to elect a new chief minister of Bihar on April 14.
He has already resigned as a member of the State Legislative Council on March 30 after he was elected to Rajya Sabha.
The JD(U) supremo was elected to the Upper House of Parliament on March 16, and he had to quit as an MLC in the 14-day period after his election.
