Long-Distance Trains Disrupt Mumbai Locals; Daily Delays Frustrate CommutersCentral Railway commuters in Mumbai face daily delays on local trains due to the priority given to long-distance and mail express trains. These express trains, like Vande Bharat and Deccan Express, cause delays of 10-25 minutes during peak hours. The situation is further aggravated by the increasing number of long-distance trains...
more... beyond Kalyan, impacting suburban transport. This has led to calls for prioritizing local trains by halting mail and express services on the new Thane Diva tracks. Railway activists suggest adjusting train timings to accommodate more local services, and propose releasing the Howrah Duronto train from LTT instead of CSMT to facilitate this. They also highlight the bias towards mail express trains, particularly at Mulund's Platform 1. Concerns have been raised about resource allocation, with the Mumbai Rail Pravasi Sangh emphasizing the need to prioritize local services over long-distance trains. A passenger highlighted the ripple effect of delays, citing a signal malfunction in Latur Express as a cause for local train delays. To address this, Desai proposed implementing the CBTC system, a technology already operational in metro trains, which would enable more precise train positioning. Madhu Kotian, President of Mumbai Rail Pravasi Sangh, expressed concerns about overcrowding during peak hours and the encroachment of mail and goods trains on tracks designated for local trains, anticipating further strain during the upcoming holiday season.
Mumbai mein Central Railway ke commuters har din local trains mein delay se pareshaan hain, yeh sab long-distance aur mail express trains ki wajah se ho raha hai. Peak hours mein Vande Bharat aur Deccan Express jaise express trains ki wajah se 10-25 minute ki delay hoti hai. Kalyan ke baad...
more... long-distance trains ki badhti sankhya se suburban transport par bhi asar pad raha hai. Is wajah se local trains ko priority dene ki maang uth rahi hai, aur Thane Diva tracks pe mail aur express services ko rokne ka sujhav diya ja raha hai. Railway activists train timings ko adjust karke zyada local services ko place dene ki baat kar rahe hain, aur Howrah Duronto train ko CSMT ki jagah LTT se release karne ka sujhav de rahe hain. Unhone mail express trains ke liye bias bhi highlight kiya hai, khas kar Mulund ke Platform 1 pe. Mumbai Rail Pravasi Sangh ne resource allocation ki baat karte hue local services ko long-distance trains se zyada priority dene ki zarurat par zor diya hai. Ek passenger ne delay ke ripple effect ko highlight kiya, Latur Express mein signal malfunction ko local train delays ka reason bataya. Isse deal karne ke liye Desai ne CBTC system ko implement karne ka sujhav diya, yeh technology pehle se metro trains mein chal rahi hai, aur yeh train positioning ko zyada precise banayega. Mumbai Rail Pravasi Sangh ke president Madhu Kotian ne peak hours mein overcrowding aur local trains ke liye designated tracks pe mail aur goods trains ke encroachment ke baare mein chinta jataayi hai, aur aane wala holiday season mein isme aur bhi badhav ki umeed hai.
