Whats in it for the commuters from the city, Mumbai

TRAINS

DURONTO TRAINS

Howrah-Mumbai AC nonstop (bi-weekly ) Mumbai Ahmedabad AC nonstop (tri-weekly ) The trains will be four hours faster than the fastest trains on the route now and will have technical stops only

YUVA TRAINS

A weekly pilot service will be introduced within 3 months between Mumbai-Delhi . The trains with AC seating facility, will have a fare of 299 for distances up to 1,500 km and Rs 399 for distances up to 2,500 km

INTER-CITY DOUBLE DECKERS (AC)

No clear announcement as yet; officials assume the feasible routes from Mumbai would be to Pune, Manmad & Ahmedabad

SEVEN NEW TRAINS

Mumbai-Karwar Superfast (tri-weekly ) Mumbai-Varanasi Superfast (daily) Mumbai-Bikaner Superfast (bi-weekly ) Mumbai-Gorakhpur Superfast (daily) Mumbai-Jodhpur Express (weekly) Mumbai-Secunderabad-Vishakhapatnam (bi-weekly ) Mumbai-Veraval link service (daily)

SERVICE FREQUENCY INCREASED

Amaravati-Mumbai Express will now run daily instead of 3 days a week

EXTENSION OF SERVICES

Mumbai-Jaipur Express, to Delhi (tri-weekly ) Mumbai-Kanpur Udyog Nagari Exp, to Pratapgarh (bi-weekly )

SECURITY

Integrated Security Scheme for sensitive stations More women commandos, women RPF squads, in areas where women travel alone, like Dadar, Thane, Churchgate. List of stations pending

TICKETING

IZZAT TICKETS

Monthly tickets of Rs 25, surcharge free, to travel up to 100 km, for members of the unorganised sector with monthly incomes of not more than Rs 1,500. The tickets will be available for travel on both suburban and nonsuburban sections

SUBURBAN SERVICES

NEW PLATFORM AT BORIVLI

Platform 6A will come up at Borivli, at a cost of Rs 14.5 crore. The 15-coach platform will be used for both suburban and long-distance services

WORLD CLASS CST STATION

Announced in the last budget, AREP France has been appointed consultant. It will be financed through public-private partnership

HANDICAP-FRIENDLY

Railway stations will have more ramps, lifts, escalators There will be special coaches for physically challenged and aged persons

AMBULANCES

Ambulance services at all stations

ADARSH STATIONS

Adarsh stations will be stations that will have basic facilities such as drinking water, adequate toilets, catering services, waiting rooms. In the city, they will be Andheri, Bandra, Bhayandar, Borivali, Charni Road, Churchgate, Dadar, Dahanu Road, Goregaon, Malad, Marine Lines, Mira Road, Mumbai Central (local), Naigaon, Okha, Santacruz, Saphale, Vangaon and Virar.

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     Now, you can expect more breathing space in buses, lesser pollution and traffic near station areas, commercial and residential complexes in the coming week. The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking plans to start “standee” buses on 25 routes to supplement point-to-point feeder bus services.

Standee buses have higher standing-to-seating ratio. Each of these buses has a seating capacity of 30 and can accommodate 93 people standing. Regular buses have 53 seats and space for 13 standing passengers but in reality, over 100 people fight for space on each bus.

Standee buses have seats placed against the sides and at the back with the aisle being wider for more standing passengers.

The routes have also been chosen to cover the heavy loading points. Focusing on point-to-point services, these buses will be used for short trips where commuters will not have to travel standing for too long.

“Most of these services ply during peak hours when buses carry a heavy load. These services will help in clearing crowds faster and result in lesser dependence on autorickshaws and taxis,” a BEST official said.

The service was started on an experimental basis three months ago with eight buses on three routes: CST to NCPA, Bandra station to BKC and Andheri (East) to SEEPZ. These services have proved to be extremely popular.

Source : Times of India

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