Articles by Kailash Korde
Trains on Mumbai-Pune route to resume today
However, services will be stalled again on August 17 and 18, before resuming on August 19. This is owing to a problem regarding availability of coaches, said Railway officials.

Updated on Aug 16, 2019 03:23 AM IST
Mumbai | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Transport hub plan at Mumbai’s Anik depot gets BEST panel’s nod
This is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority’s (MMRDA) plan to develop Wadala into a residential, commercial and transport hub.

Updated on Aug 14, 2019 03:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Blue body, white hood: Maharashtra government fixes colours for e-rickshaws
Earlier this month, the transport authority, chaired by transport secretary Ashish Kumar Singh, had approved a blue-white colour scheme for e-rickshaws.

Updated on Aug 13, 2019 01:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
Vehicle registrations in Mumbai see 20% dip in first quarter
Car registrations were hit the most – 12,230 from April to June this year, compared to 14,432 in the first quarter of 2018.

Updated on Aug 09, 2019 02:12 AM IST
Mumbai | Kailash Korde
Mumbai-Goa services hit due to track wash out
Operations to Goa were further affected as tracks were washed out owing to flooding in Sindhudurg district and Mumbai-Pune services, hit due to the landslide at Bhor ghat.

Updated on Aug 08, 2019 11:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
BEST creates two twitter handles to take plaints
Currently, a team of BEST officials, supervised by an officer from the secretary department, is managing these two handles. However, the BEST will soon hire an agency to handle it.

Updated on Aug 08, 2019 04:19 AM IST
Mumbai | Kailash Korde
Mumbai’s bus operator BEST now on Twitter
BEST’s two Twitter handles, MyBESTBus and MyBESTElectric, receive complaints and comments about the bus service and power supply respectively.

Updated on Aug 07, 2019 07:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
After Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport positive steps, unions defer strike for now
The BEST administration has taken positive steps to sign the agreement. Hence, unions took the decision of postponing the strike.

Updated on Aug 07, 2019 12:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times,Mumbai | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
BEST plans for AC buses, app, smart card by year-end
BEST general manager Surendrakumar Bagde said they have already started testing of the app that has been developed as part of their Intelligent Transport Management System (ITMS).

Updated on Aug 06, 2019 05:14 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
At Wadala,Mumbai: Anik depot likely to be part of Integrated Transport Hub
The plan is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)’s aim to develop Wadala into a residential, commercial and transport hub.

Updated on Aug 05, 2019 10:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
CR train services suspended for over 4 hours in Mumbai
For lakhs of suburban commuters, train journey became an ordeal on Saturday, after the overflowing Mithi river rose over the danger mark and submerged Central Railway’s (CR) all six tracks

Updated on Aug 04, 2019 03:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
Fire on Mumbai’s BEST bus was caused by short-circuit in driver’s cabin: Report
On Wednesday around 4.15pm, a Worli-bound single-decker bus, plying on route number 27 from Vaishali Nagar in Mulund, caught fire near Maheshwari Udyan in Matunga. The 10 passengers on-board and crew members escaped unhurt.

Updated on Aug 03, 2019 06:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
Mumbai may get 5 AC electric buses in August
BEST officials expect to start plying them in August, after completing formalities with the transport authorities. Forty e-buses from the next phase will arrive in the next few months.

Updated on Aug 01, 2019 02:49 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
Post fare cut, BEST’s revenue collection in coins goes up by Rs. 10L
BEST officials collected 10 lakh rupees worth of coins post fare cut.

Published on Jul 29, 2019 06:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
‘Why was Mahalaxmi Express allowed to ply on flooded tracks?’: Activists
Activists said the Railways should have conducted a foot survey of the tracks as per standard safety procedure.

Updated on Jul 28, 2019 01:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
1,052 rescued from train in 5-hr operation near flooded Vangani
After getting off the train, passengers had to wade through the water and then climb up a hillock to reach the main road, where emergency facilities awaited them.

Updated on Jul 28, 2019 02:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
Over 1,000 rescued from stranded train after 17 hrs
Nine-month pregnant Reshma Kamble, a passenger who went into labour, was shifted to the Shushrut Hospital in Badlapur where she is under observation.

Updated on Jul 28, 2019 01:40 AM IST
Mumbai | Kailash Korde
In Mumbai, you may soon be able to use one card for all modes of transport
MRVC prepares plan to implement Centre’s ₹200-cr project that includes integrated ticketing

Updated on Jul 26, 2019 12:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde
No Mumbai-Pune trains for 15 days from July 26
The cancellation of 20 trains is expected to cause significant inconvenience to those travelling between the two cities.

Updated on Jul 25, 2019 01:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
UP-bound train derails at Kasara ghat, none injured
The incident took place around 3.50am, and the train was rerailed by 10.55am.

Updated on Jul 19, 2019 01:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Mumbai’s first quadricycle hits suburban roads
n June 2018, the Union government approved the commercial sale of quadricycles. In Maharashtra, the State Transport Authority (STA) has given the nod to register it as a public service vehicle on January 25, 2019.

Updated on Jul 18, 2019 03:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
Maharashtra government extends deadline for fitting safety devices in public transport
According to the transport department, an estimate of over 3.5 lakh public transport vehicles in Maharashtra, excluding autorickshaws, will be required to install VTS and panic buttons.

Published on Jul 18, 2019 06:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
BEST launches AC bus on 3 new routes in south and central Mumbai
The AC buses will ply on these routes — Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) to NCPA; World Trade Centre to Churchgate; and PK Kurne Chowk (Worli) to Plaza cinema in Dadar .

Published on Jul 12, 2019 02:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Not the BEST of both worlds: Bus passengers rise, but earnings dip
22.18L passengers on Tuesday, compared to 17.15L the previous day; earnings down to ₹1.45 cr from ₹2.12cr

Updated on Jul 11, 2019 12:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
BEST’s fare cut brings back commuters to buses in Mumbai
BEST has slashed fares of its regular as well AC buses to ₹5- ₹20, and ₹6- ₹25, respectively for the distance slabs of 5km, 10km, 15km and beyond 15km

Updated on Jul 10, 2019 12:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
400 AC buses to make BEST better in Mumbai
The authority is hiring these buses on a wet lease model, in which the contractor will bear the driver and maintenance cost, while BEST will provide its conductor

Updated on Jul 09, 2019 11:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Autorickshaw unions slam brakes on strike plan after CM Fadnavis intervenes
Although it seemed like the strike would be enforced post-midnight, not all autorickshaw unions were participating in it and the regional transport office had told Hindustan Times that it had not received any official communication about the strike from the transport commissioner’s office.

Updated on Jul 09, 2019 05:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Kailash Korde
Will Mumbai, rest of Maharashtra face autorickshaw strike from Tuesday?
Unions want state to fulfil demands today; government says it hasn’t been approached, no meet planned

Updated on Jul 07, 2019 11:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Mumbai’s BEST bus fares likely to get cheaper from July 8
With the proposed fares below the prescribed limit in the state’s resolution GR on public transport, the government will have to amend the GR, which will take two-three days.

Updated on Jul 04, 2019 01:07 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kailash Korde, Mumbai
Mumbai gasps as local remains shut for 16 hours
Late on Monday night, owing to lack of communication within the Railways, over 1,000 people were stranded across CR, as the tracks were waterlogged between Dadar to Thane and Wadala to Mankhurd.

Published on Jul 03, 2019 05:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai |
Aroosa Ahmed and Kailash Korde