Sunday, May 20, 2007
At last ! New train tracks between Borivili and Virar
Mumbai, May 7: Commuters beware. The last weekend of this month will be of severe hardship as over 280 local trains on the western line are to be shut for three days beginning May 25 as work starts on laying two new tracks between Borivali and Virar.
As of now, there are two tracks between Borivali and Virar on which run 473 local trains to Churchgate and 263 trains to Virar. This apart, 30 long distance trains use them too. But with over 3 million commuters using the western line every day, rail facilities have to be augmented.
Once work is over and western railway has two new tracks between Borivali and Virar, it will shift 30 mail express trains onto them, thereby reducing the congestion of long distance trains on the existing tracks. Subsequently, more locals will be introduced on the western line.
There are now so many people travelling on this line that nothing will solve the crowding problem completely, but it is certainly worth trying.
There also seem to be some minor doubts about allegedly forged MP train reservation slips found in Virar.
IMO: I should think a lot more trains (using the new tracks) could help a lot too. With the expected heavy monsoon soon and the many open excavations on the roads, this could matter to all.
As of now, there are two tracks between Borivali and Virar on which run 473 local trains to Churchgate and 263 trains to Virar. This apart, 30 long distance trains use them too. But with over 3 million commuters using the western line every day, rail facilities have to be augmented.
Once work is over and western railway has two new tracks between Borivali and Virar, it will shift 30 mail express trains onto them, thereby reducing the congestion of long distance trains on the existing tracks. Subsequently, more locals will be introduced on the western line.
There are now so many people travelling on this line that nothing will solve the crowding problem completely, but it is certainly worth trying.
There also seem to be some minor doubts about allegedly forged MP train reservation slips found in Virar.
IMO: I should think a lot more trains (using the new tracks) could help a lot too. With the expected heavy monsoon soon and the many open excavations on the roads, this could matter to all.
# posted by uv : 5:21 AM
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