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	Encyclopedia: Mumbai Suburban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Mumbai is located on an island (Salsette Island) which lies at the mouth of River Ulhas off the western coast of India in the coastal region known as the Konkan.
		Mumbai is served by two airports, the Sahar International Airport near Andheri which caters to international flights and cargo and the Santacruz Airport, south of the Sahar Airport which caters to domestic flights.
		Mumbai is known to be one of the most liberal and cosmopolitan cities of India, with the city embracing many concepts which would be taboo in other cities.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mumbai-Suburban (9083 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mumbai suburban railway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Mumbai (Hindi / Marathi: à¤®à¥à¤‚à¤¬à¤ˆ) (pronounced in Marathi, and in English), formerly known as Bombay is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra, and is the most populous Indian city, with a estimated population of about 18 million (2005).
		Mumbai is located on Salsette Island which lies at the mouth of Ulhas River off the western coast of India in the coastal region known as the Konkan.
		The Central Railway is one of the 16 zones of Indian Railways, and is one of the largest.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mumbai-suburban-railway (515 words)

	Mumbai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Mumbai is located on the west coast of India and is the capital of the state of Maharashtra.
		Mumbai is an eponym derived from the local Hindu goddess, Mumbadevi, Etymologically, Mumba is the name of the godess and Aai stands for mother in Marathi.
		Mumbai is also the epicentre of India's film industry — Bollywood, which is the largest in the world in terms of the number of films produced annually.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Mumbai (3246 words)

	Mumbai Suburban Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Suburban Railway system in Mumbai is one of the most complex and intensively utilised public transportation systems in the world.
		To enable the Mumbai Suburban Railway to meet the demands of the ever-growing passenger traffic, Ministry of Railways and the Government of Maharashtra envisioned MRVC.
		Wirhin Navi Mumbai: Vashi, Sanpada, Juinagar, Nerul, Seawoods, Belapur, Khargar, Mansarovar, Khandeshwar, Panvel
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mumbai_Suburban_Railway (937 words)

	Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus - RecipeFacts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		It is a magnificent and ethereal building built in 1888 in the Gothic style of architecture and serving as the headquarters of the Central Railways in India, this is one of the busiest stations in India.
		The network of suburban trains (locally known as locals, short for local trains) radiating out from this station are instrumental in keeping Bombay running.The station operates long distance trains as well as two of the suburban lines-the main line and the harbour line.
		It is the westernmost endpoint of Central Railway.
	www.recipeland.com /encyclopaedia/index.php/Victoria_Terminus (354 words)

	Mahim (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		It is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway.
		In 1543, the Portuguese captured the islands of Mumbai.
		The Causeway connecting Mahim and Bandra (corrupted from "Bunder" meaning port) was completed in 1845 at a total cost of Rs.1,57,000 donated entirely by Lady Avabai Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, wife of the first baronet Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy with a stipulation that no toll would be charged to citizens for its use by the government.
	www.1-free-software.com /en/wikipedia/m/ma/mahim.html (415 words)

	The Hindu : Other States / Maharashtra News : Dual voltage EMUs for Mumbai suburban railway
		After decades of delay, the first step towards modernising the Mumbai railway suburban sector was taken today with the Minister of State for Railways, R.Velu, launching dual voltage stainless steel electrical multiple units (EMUs) in the Integral Coach Factory here.
		All suburban services in Mumbai are powered by DC (direct current) voltage while the standard for the country is 25,000 volt AC (alternating current).
		In the case of Mumbai, additional DC transformers are being built for every 3-5 km to meet the increasing demand.
	www.hindu.com /2004/12/01/stories/2004120103020300.htm (416 words)

	The Mumbai suburban railway -- lifeline or deathline ?
		The Mumbai suburban railway -- lifeline or deathline ?
		A telephone call from Western Railway authorities had just informed the lady of the house, that her husband, the lone earning member of the family, had just died after falling off a suburban train, not able to hold on to the coach in the morning rush hours of the traffic.
		Long ignored by the railway ministry and bureaucrats alike, the Mumbai suburban railway system, which was once "the best in the country and the world", has almost become a death knell for commuters.
	www.domainb.com /economy/infrastructure/railways/20001204_mumbai_railway.html (1706 words)

	Mumbai suburban railway
		The Mumbai Suburban Railway system, part of the public transport in Mumbai, Mumbai, India, carries more than 6.1 million commuters everyday.
		Two corridors (one local and other through) on Central Railway run from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) to Kalyan (54 Kms),from where it bifurcates into Kalyan-Kasara (67 Kms) in the north-east and Kalyan-Karjat-Khopoli(61 Kms) in south-east.
		The 5th corridor on Central Railway runs as the Harbour line starting from CST to Raoli Junction (11 Kms) from where the line splits.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/m/mu/mumbai_suburban_railway.html (576 words)

	Sena travels ticketless to protest rail fare hike
		Mumbai: Shiv Sena, a key ally of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at Centre, on September 15 held a demonstration and party workers embarked on "free of charge travel" at Churchgate terminus in South Mumbai to protest against Railway's decision to impose a Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) surcharge on suburban rail commuters.
		The Railway Ministry has hiked the train fares on the suburban section from September 15 to raise funds for completion of the ambitious MUTP project, which envisages among others things major changes in the transport system of the metropolis.
		Meanwhile, Mumbai Railway Suburban Railway Passengers Association would be moving the Mumbai High Court against the MUTP surcharge, a representative of the association said.
	news.indiainfo.com /2003/09/15/15sena.html (296 words)

	Record rains disrupt life in Mumbai, India - Wikinews
		Mumbai, India's largest city and financial capital, received a record-high rainfall on Tuesday, July 26.
		Large numbers of Mumbai residents did not make it home from work, or spent the night in cars that were stranded on the road.
		The rainfall received in Mumbai's suburbs on Tuesday totaled 37.1 inches ([1][2]), which exceeds the world's record for highest rainfall in a single day (33.0 inches at Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India).
	en.wikinews.org /wiki/Record_rains_disrupt_life_in_Mumbai,_India (552 words)

	Mumbai suburban railway
		Two corridors (one local and other through) on Western Railway run northwards from Churchgate terminus parallel to the west coast up to Virar (60 km).These corridors are popularly referred to as 'Western Line' by the locals.
		Two corridors (one local and other through) on Central Railway run from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) to Kalyan (54 km),from where it bifurcates into Kalyan-Kasara (67 km) in the north-east and Kalyan-Karjat-Khopoli(61 km) in south-east.These corridors are popularly referred to as 'Central Line' or 'Main Line' by the locals.
		One line goes north west to join WR at Mahim and goes up to Andheri (11 km) and the other goes eastward to terminate at Panvel (39 km) via New-Mumbai.This corridor is popularly referred to as 'Harbour Line' by the locals.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/mumbai_suburban_railway (751 words)

	MUMBAI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Mumbai is the world's most populous conurbation, and is the sixth most populous agglomeration in the world.
		Mumbai is an eponym derived from the local Hindu goddess, Mumbadevi, whose worship extends back to the 1400's.
		Mumbai is also the epicentre of India's film industry - Bollywood, which is the largest in the world in terms of the number of films produced annually.
	www.yotor.org /wiki/en/mu/Mumbai.htm (2826 words)

	The ICFAI University Press - Publication Division of the ICFAI University
		The Suburban Railway system in Mumbai is perhaps the most complex, densely loaded and intensively utilized system in the world.
		Due to the magnitude of the project and the need for continuous assistance and involvement of the Government of Maharashtra, a separate corporation, the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) was set up jointly between the Ministry of Railways and the Government of Maharashtra.
		MRVC has made substantial improvements in the Mumbai suburban railway system since its inception, but it has a long way to go.
	www.icfaipress.org /505/pp.asp (643 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Chugging along... rain or shine
		In a metropolis like Mumbai, where an average person travels a minimum of 30 km a day within the city, the suburban rail network is one's best bet.
		Said to be the world's biggest, Mumbai's suburban rail network carries over six million commuters every day on 2,200 train services.
		Though they survived Mumbai's biggest eviction exercise two years ago, they now know that their time is up as civic authorities are in no mood to wait.
	thehindubusinessline.com /life/2004/08/13/stories/2004081300020100.htm (943 words)

	Asia Times Online - The best news coverage from South Asia
		MUMBAI - In India's financial capital, this peninsular city adorned by islands, the torturous daily commute is called the "super-dense crush load" - a breathtaking compression of 6.1 million commuters on electric trains, representing the world's highest passenger density and more than half the daily passenger trips on the Indian Railway System.
		Mumbai is already planning an amphitheater at Land's End on its famous Marine Drive - a major ferry stop.
		Mumbai's water-transport plans emerged after a meeting of experts from 30 countries, armed with plans, last month in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/South_Asia/FA17Df01.html (1023 words)

	CONSULTANCY FOR "IMPROVEMENT IN TRACK MAINTENANCE SYSTEM ON MUMBAI SUBURBAN SECTION" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Government of India through Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd., a PSU under Ministry of Railways has received a loan from International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and intend to apply part of the proceeds of this loan to payments under the contract
		Further, due to very high density of suburban trains during the day, many of the freight trains have to be essentially operated in night time.
		Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services.
	www.dgmarket.com /eproc/np-notice.do~921257?notice_id=921257 (612 words)

	The City Focus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Mumbai, once reputed for having a good and efficient public transport system, with commuters having a choice of traveling by tram or bus or train, in which he/she could enter or exit without any fear of being pushed in or out by other passengers, is now the extreme opposite.
		In Mumbai, the Western and Central Railways, whose suburban network was introduced in 1928 when the city's population was just around 1 mn, have been the backbone of the city's transport system and are likely to be so in the years to come.
		Thus, in Mumbai today there are six railway corridors, the seventh corridor presently figures Mumbai's Metro Project, which was originally defined by the MTP (R) in 1974 and redefined by MMPG in 1997 for the construction of the first underground rail-based Metro Network.
	www.bombayfirst.org /citymag/vol2no1/reflections.htm (7424 words)

	International Railway Journal: Playing the numbers game in Mumbai: billions of rupees are being poured into the ...
		THE challenges facing suburban rail operators in Mumbai, India's leading commercial and shipping centre, are almost beyond the wit of man to solve.
		The suburban railway is the Lifeline of Mumbai, but sheer numbers are currently squeezing the life out of the railway.
		Traffic on the Mumbai suburban railway is expected to increase by 35% during the next decade and to double in the next 25 years.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0BQQ/is_8_43/ai_107756368 (1163 words)

	Financial Express: Minister releases city suburban railway progress document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Mumbai, Jan 25: Minister of state for railways, Ram Naik on Monday released a document on progress made in the last ten months on the Mumbai suburban railway.
		Dispelling the myth that the suburban system was a loss-making operation, Naik revealed that for 1996-97, Mumbai's suburban system, which carries 59 lakh commuters daily made a surplus of Rs 137.83 crore.
		The Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC), the creation of which was cleared by the cabinet earlier this month will have a share capital of Rs 25 crore, split into 2.5 lakh shares of Rs 1,000 each.
	www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/19990126/02655095p.html (492 words)

	Andheri - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Before 1945, Andheri was administered by a Collector in charge of the "Suburban District".
		A lot of popular residential areas in Mumbai are all part of Andheri.
		Andheri is one of the most important commercial hubs in Mumbai.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andheri (200 words)

	Mumbai suburban railway starved of funds
		THE importance of Mumbai for the Indian Railways and thereby the annual Railway Budget is best contained in the statistic that a 55.35 per cent of all people travelling by trains every day in India, is accounted for by this metro's suburban railway system.
		This aside, respecting the thrust on non-operational income in recent Railway Budgets, the two divisions here are examining the scope for commercial exploitation of land and air space -- the suburban stations of Thane, Kalyan, Kurla, Bandra, Andheri and Borivili being currently studied by RITES for the same.
		Western Railway officials additionally said that as a small beginning to leasing out bandwidth on their captive optical fibre cable (OFC) network, private companies such as Dishnet and Bharati Telecom have moved in as clients.
	www.hinduonnet.com /businessline/2001/02/21/stories/142171dr.htm (690 words)

	domain-b : indian business : economy : No off-limits for Mumbai
		When Mumbai (as it is now called) inevitably reached that bursting point, there was no sign of the civic apocalypse one would have expected.
		And with the exurbia coming to life, as it were, downtown Mumbai is not quite the same anymore.
		Most offices that could not afford exorbitant rentals at these places have since moved to places like Parel, in central Mumbai, where they have set up spacious and affordable shop in what were once mill areas, the bread and butter of the city till a decade ago.
	www.domainb.com /economy/infrastructure/hsg/20011224_mumbai.html (816 words)

	SIMI activist held in Mumbai Central blast case
		Mumbai: In a fresh development in Mumbai Central bomb blast probe, police on June 16 arrested suspected Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activist Saquib Nachan under Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) for his alleged involvement in the explosion that injured 25 persons.
		The blast occurred on December 6 2002 at McDonald's stall on Mumbai Central suburban railway station.
		Nachan is prime accused in cases of Bomb blasts at Vile Parle, Ghatkopar, Mumbai Central and Mulund.
	news.indiainfo.com /2003/06/16/16simi.html (351 words)

	Welcome to Offical Website of Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		To enable the Mumbai Suburban Railway to meet the demands of the ever-growing passenger traffic, Ministry of Railways and the Government of Maharashtra joined hands to face the challenge.
		The Corporation is not only executing the projects identified so far, but also involved in the further planning and development of Mumbai Suburban Rail system for improved rail services in close coordination with Indian Railways and Government of Maharashtra.
		The geographical jurisdiction of MRVC is from Churchgate to Dahanu Road on Western Railway and from CSTM to Kasara, Karjat/ Khopoli and Panvel on Central Railway.
	www.mrvc.co.in /intr.htm (409 words)

	Navi Mumbai - The City of 21st Century
		The present population of Navi Mumbai is 0.75 million and is estimated to grow to 2 million by the turn of the century.
		The Central Business District (CBD) of Navi Mumbai is being developed in the central part of the city, while the residential areas are located along the four arms of Mass Transport System.
		The Indian Railways have also planned to develop a long distance terminal, close to CBD, to meet the demand of inter city travel from Navi Mumbai.
	www.dypatil.com /navimumbai.htm (601 words)

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