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Authorities are searching for an unidentified man who exposed himself to a woman in a moving local train on Saturday. The incident occurred between Prabhadevi and Mumbai Central stations. Other passengers intervened, forcing the accused off the train. The victim reported the molestation to the railway police, who have registered a case and are reviewing CCTV footage for leads.

A tragic incident unfolded at Ghatkopar railway station on Monday morning when 73-year-old Balasubramanium Iyer was fatally struck by a slow local train. The Chembur resident sustained severe head injuries and a severed leg, succumbing to his wounds shortly after being rushed to Rajawadi Hospital. Authorities have registered an accidental death case.

An empty local train derailed at Dombivli railway station on Monday morning, disrupting suburban services. The incident, which occurred on Platform No. 1A, saw one compartment slip off the tracks. No injuries were reported as the train was empty, though two down line services were diverted.

Maintenance work on fast lines between Santacruz and Goregaon will cause disruptions until 3 pm. Fast line trains will divert to slow lines, leading to some suburban service cancellations. Additionally, certain Borivali and Andheri services on the Harbour Line will terminate at Goregaon.

Mumbai local services on Western Railway faced disruption this morning due to an overhead equipment breakdown between Bhayandar and Naigaon. The technical snag, occurring on the down through line around 7:52 am, initially held up two local trains and one MEMU service.

Western Railway commuters will experience relief today as there are no day blocks scheduled. Overnight blocks were conducted between Vasai Road and Virar for slow line trains to run on the fast line, and at Prabhadevi for girder de-launching. These blocks led to cancellations, short-terminations, and reversals of suburban services.

Mumbai and Surat could soon see suburban train-style services as Western Railway plans to add two new platforms at Surat station. This long-term vision aims to enhance commuter travel, potentially utilizing upgraded MEMU trains, Namo Bharat, or Vande Metro services. The redevelopment project, targeting completion by 2027, is a crucial step towards this commuter-focused future.

Eighty-four days after Covid-19 halted the city's lifeline on its tracks, local trains began running again from Monday and ferried about 60,000 essential services workers of the state government and private health institutions. Usually 80 lakh people use the trains daily.

Commuters on Western Railway’s (WR) suburban network will get real- time information in the compartment in case of any snag in the train or problem on tracks during the commute. The Mobile Train Radio Communication will also ensure smooth communication between train crew and the control system.

A 20-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 40-year-old man in the ladies' compartment of a moving mumbai local train when she was travelling alone on Wednesday morning. The accused was arrested after nearly 8 hours of the incident, a GRP official said.

Delays in local train services on the Western Line during morning rush hours in Mumbai are expected on Wednesday due to a signal failure incident reported in Goregaon.

With fully vaccinated general citizens allowed to travel by suburban trains from I-Day, many are breathing a sigh of relief as the cost of daily commute will be 20 to 25 times cheaper by a first class coach than by private car or aggregator cabs.

A 35-year-old man was arrested by the Government Railway Police (GRP) for groping a minor in a local train compartment on Sunday. The 17-year-old girl was on-board the general compartment of a CSMT-bound local with a friend when the incident occurred around 4 pm.

After being suspended for almost ten months since the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown last year, the local train services in Mumbai have been resumed for the public on Monday.

Central and Western Railway motormen, who went on a hunger strike from Monday that culminated in a near-total collapse of the suburban train network on Tuesday, returned to work in the evening.

A 27-year-old man has been apprehended on charges of molesting a woman while on a local train in Mumbai, according to police reports released on Wednesday.

Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday said that from August 15 ordinary people would be allowed to travel on suburban trains in the city and its vicinity if they had completed 14 days since having been fully vaccinated.

Sunday’s reopening of local trains and malls, and relaxation in timings for restaurants, gyms, spas and salons brought welcome cheer to a city starved of travel, dining and shopping options during the pandemic.