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Mumbai: Harbour line services affected,commuters may face delay during peak hours

Mumbai harbour line: This is because an engine of goods train failed at Kurla railway station on the harbour railway platform. The failure occurred at 2.45 pm and was rectified and engine was removed at 3.15 pm.

Owing to this failure both railway lines heading to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus(CSMT) and Panvel were shut.(Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 17, 2019 04:16 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByHT Correspondent

Panvel station area will be barricaded to stop illegal parking

Commuters usually park their vehicles around the station in no-parking zones, turning the busy area into traffic maze.

Commuters have been complaining about traffic bottlenecks on the station premises during peak hours as several vehicles are parked in the area near the station, which is illegal.(HT image)

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Updated on Sep 15, 2019 04:09 AM IST

Navi Mumbai | ByPadmja Sinha

With new tech, you may get more suburban trains during peak hours

CBTC is a railway signalling system, operating on telecommunications between track equipment and the train, which results in better management of rail traffic.

The project will take four years to be implemented on all three suburban railway lines.(HT image)

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Updated on Aug 17, 2019 05:09 AM IST

MUMBAI | ByAroosa Ahmed

Residents brace for traffic jams as work on Sohna elevated road starts

Authorities on Sunday blocked off one lane each of the three-lane carriageways by installing barricades, between Central Park-2 and JMD Megapolis to facilitate the construction of a flyover at the stretch.

The project involves the construction of a 5-km flyover between Subhash Chowk and Badshahpur by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for which the stretch has been barricaded.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 25, 2019 08:08 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Gurugram | ByKartik Kumar

Fixing Delhi’s worst traffic congested areas

The Delhi Traffic Police has identified 25 of the most congested small stretches across the city and is preparing dedicated traffic circulation plans for each of them to clear bottlenecks.

Traffic experts say drawing dedicated traffic plans for choke points is the only way to ease traffic in the city.(Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jun 24, 2019 07:24 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySoumya Pillai

Yogi to officials: Develop Noida, G Noida, Yamuna areas as smart cities

Adityanath instructed officials to make optimum use of technology to provide integrated traffic management system to address congestion that trouble lakhs of motorists daily.

Hazy views of the city skyline due to increased air pollution, in Noida, India, on Monday, May 13, 2019.((Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times))

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Updated on Jun 15, 2019 12:05 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Noida | ByVinod Rajput

Level crossings not shut, delay CR services during peak hours

The level crossing at Kalwa railway station opens more than 30 times in a day, each time for five minutes. This leads to bunching of suburban train services.

Non-closure of level crossings near Kalwa and Diva railway stations are causing delays in local train services operated by the Central Railway (CR).(Hindustan Times)

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Published on Apr 28, 2019 02:08 AM IST

Mumbai | ByAroosa Ahmed

Overcrowding at Jogeshwari: Railways shifts local trains

While passenger associations have welcomed the railways’ decision to close the track crossing, they have criticised the authorities for not informing passengers beforehand or providing additional infrastructure.

Two days after Western Railway (WR) shut the track crossing at Jogeshwari station, authorities have been finding it difficult to manage the crowd on platforms 1 and 2 and on the foot overbridges (Photo by Pratik Chorge/ Hindustan Times)(Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Mar 17, 2019 02:04 AM IST

Mumbai | ByAroosa Ahmed

How the Mumbai bridge and civic body’s claims collapsed

The foot overbridge, called Himalaya Bridge, was part of 296 bridges audited by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. The report, which came out in 2018, had described it as not dilapidated, but in need of minor repairs.

While several people were trapped under the debris of the collapsed slab on the road, many vehicles passing under it had a narrow escape.(Kunal Patil/HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 15, 2019 09:25 AM IST

Mumbai | ByHT Correspondents

Two U-turns to be made in Noida’s Balaknath intersection, signages will direct traffic to other routes

At the Balaknath intersection, two U-turns have been created to streamline traffic and reduce driving on the wrong side, especially for those vehicles that come from the Sector 71 intersection and take right to drive on the wrong side to enter Sarfabad village, blocking traffic.

The Baba Balaknath intersection in Sector 71 that was blocked for traffic from sectors 121, 122 and neighbouring areas will see permanent changes as the traffic police and the Noida authority are creating a median at the site.(Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

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Published on Mar 12, 2019 03:33 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Noida | BySnehil Sinha

BMC considers hiking parking fee by 5 times in business hubs

Vehicle owners will then have to pay more money to park cars in this area during the peak hours. The BMC also plans to impose a heavy fine on cars parked outside the designated areas.

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Updated on Feb 18, 2019 08:33 AM IST

Mumbai | ByEeshanpriya M S

Tackling traffic congestion: 25 busy junctions in Pune to undergo a revamp

The civic initiative is based on a survey conducted by the city-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Parisar with a primary focus on pedestrian safety which both the departments have approved

Deep Bangala chowk which witnesses traffic congestion during peak hours of the day is among the 25 city chowks which will soon be redesigned.(Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Feb 12, 2019 02:45 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Pune | ByHT Correspondent

190 vehicles pass through Pune’s Shivaji chowk every minute during peak hours, finds a survey

Due to the traffic chaos, companies are facing a cumulative loss of ₹27.5 crore every day.

To address traffic chaos, the survey suggests that there should be separate lanes for cars, two-wheelers, cabs and autorickshaws, a fast lane for the four-wheelers operating on shared service basis and more Pune mahanagar parivahan mahamandal ltd (PMPML) buses on the roads.(HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 11, 2018 03:26 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Pune | ByShrinivas Deshpande

Mumbai Metro every 5 minutes during non-peak hours from Monday

MMOPL operates at a frequency of three minutes during peak hours.

According to Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL), the time gap between trains has been reduced from 8 minutes to 5 minutes between 11:30am and 4:30pm.(Pramod Thakur/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Sep 21, 2018 02:07 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | BySwapnil Rawal

Let intercepted vehicles wait at octroi booths, say traffic police

The traffic police officers said the idea of restricting heavy vehicles was to provide more space for other vehicles to pass. But making them wait on the road, defeats the purpose of the ban.

The traffic police have now written to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) to allow them to make these vehicles wait till the peak hours end in the space earlier used by octroi booths at Mulund and Airoli.(Anand Shinde/HT)

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Published on Sep 20, 2018 04:48 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByMegha Sood, Mumbai

Four accidents in two days on Gurugram’s Golf Course Road raise safety issues

The commuters alleged that the stretch is unsafe for the two-wheelers and is in urgent need of repair, as the stretch is riddled with potholes and commuters move at a high speed.

A 100-metre broken stretch on the Golf Course Road between the upscale Magnolias and Summit Apartments in DLF-5 has turned risky for commuters and motorcyclists.(Yogendra Kumar/HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 22, 2018 10:52 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Gurugram | ByLeena Dhankhar

Motormen’s strike, potholes, breakdowns disrupt traffic flow to Thane

With train services delayed, most took to the roads leaving Ghodbunder Road, Kalwa bridge and internal roads became clogged from 8 am. The congestion eased only after 12.30 pm.

The traffic jam on GB Road due to disruption in train services and vehicle breakdowns on Friday.(Praful Gangurde/ HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 11, 2018 05:38 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Mumbai | ByMegha Pol

Sion-Panvel highway: Traffic jams on 3 stretches test motorists’ patience

MSRDC has blocked the road partially for repairs, which has only contributed to the congestion.

There have been traffic jams almost every day on the busy highway for weeks now.(Bachchan Kumar)

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Updated on Jul 18, 2018 11:39 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

For motorists, Sion-Panvel road turns into highway to hell

This is the only road that connects Mumbai to the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and the Mumbai-Goa highway

Traffic crawls on the Sion-Panvel highway near CBD Belapur in Navi Mumbai.(HT Photo)

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Published on Jul 17, 2018 11:28 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByPranab Jyoti Bhuyan, Navi Mumbai

Mumbai Metro will increase services during peak hours

MMOPL currently operates the east-west corridor with 15 rakes of four coaches each.

A Mumbai metro train runs at Ghatkopar in Mumbai(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 09, 2018 02:52 PM IST

Hindustan Times | BySwapnil Rawal, Mumbai

Heavy downpour washes away road repairs in Thane

A status check revealed that craters have appeared on all major roads in Thane, leading to congestion and jams especially during peak hours

Potholes at Saket road ,India, on Wednesday, July 04, 2018(HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 05, 2018 12:43 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMegha Pol, Thane

Women commuters want more Ladies Special trains in Mumbai

This demand was made by commuters in a survey which was conducted by railway officials on the 26th anniversary of the Ladies Special train on May 5.

Currently, WR operates eight ladies special on the slow line.(HT File)

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Published on May 13, 2018 12:25 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByAroosa Ahmed

Ghaziabad: Agency quotes high rate, GDA will build parking lot at RDC on its own

The cost estimated by the CPWD was nearly ₹125 crore, but GDA had a budget of ₹20 crore, which is has been approved out of the infrastructure development fund

The RDC, located in Ghaziabad city, houses major food and commercial establishments.(Sakib ALi/HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 10, 2018 10:38 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

Woman constable chases mobile thief in Mumbai, recovers five phones from her

The accused in now in the custody of the Vashi GRP for further investigations.

The constable, Jayshree Jadhav (centre).(HT Photo)

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Published on Apr 09, 2018 10:27 AM IST

Hindustan Times | ByMegha Sood, Mumbai

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