Mumbai local trains get boost: 100 new rakes planned to replace old trains & ease crowding

Central and Western Railways have jointly requested 100 new local train rakes from the railway ministry to replace ageing ...

Mumbai To Get 238 Vande Metro AC Local Trains Under MUTP Phase III And III-A To Transform Suburban Travel

According to Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd. (MRVC), the first prototype rakes are expected to be delivered within 2.5 ...

Mumbai suburban railway: ICF to manufacture 15-car EMU trains for CR, WR; 2 auto-door rakes in FY26

He said that during the ongoing financial year, ICF plans to manufacture three 15-car EMU train rakes for Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR), along with two EMU rakes equipped with ...

Rlys to receive 2 prototype non-ac EMU rakes with automatic doors

The rakes were developed following the Mumbra local train accident on June 9, 2025, in which four passengers were killed and several others injured.