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Rajendra B. Aklekar

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Journalist Mid-Day. Author of multiple books on India's rail history & heritage. Trains, trams & buses. Biographer of Dr. E. Sreedharan. Museology.

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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Mumbai CSMT heritage gully open air museum which had priceless relics like oldest electric loco, steam locos, parts of original infrastructure of the country's 1st railway have been negligently dismantled for redevelopment of the Mumbai CSMT into world-class station. Read here: (shorturl.at/iAVrX)
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
KR vs MSEDCL! Konkan Railway asks Maharashtra Chief Minister to intervene over power grid failures of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (MSEDCL) so that no train gets stranded inside tunnels. Read about the strife (shorturl.at/vGdAi)
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Are Mumbai stations rain-ready? Mid-Day visited ten prominent stations in Mumbai to assess the roof over platforms and found CR stations much prepared as compared to every year than the WR ones. Read on the story (shorturl.at/as9U5)
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
26 years of 10103/4 Mumbai Goa Mandovi Express popular as 'Food Queen' celebrated with joy! rajendrabaklekar.in/2025/06/07/2...
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26th birthday of Mandovi Express celebrated with enthusiasm & joy in Mumbai
As announced by the then Railway Minister Nitish Kumar in the Railway Budget, the Intercity Express started between Mumbai and Margao from July 1, 1999. This was the first express to provide daytim…
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
India's Vande Bharat Express on the world’s highest railway bridge, the Chenab Bridge.
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Commuter at Mumbai Central dies after jumping off the fence on wrong side of the platform. #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway Details here: www.mid-day.com/news/india-n...
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Mumbai: Man dies after jumping from the train on the wrong side at Mumbai Central station
A 27-year-old man, Dhila Rajesh Hamira Bhai, tragically lost his life at Mumbai Central Station around 9:44 a.m. on Platform No. 4
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Multiple signals, traffic islands, dividers, speedbreakers and lane markings. New Vikhroli bridge gets in safety zone.
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Now, take your cars by train on Konkan Railway, the way lorries travel. Click here to read details: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Planning a Mumbai to Goa road trip—with your car on a train?
Soon, you could take your car by train on Konkan Railway, which is planning to explore ferrying private vehicles, such as cars and SUVs, onboard train wagons
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Now, take your cars by train on Konkan Railway, the way lorries travel. The Konkan Railway is planning to explore ferrying passenger vehicles, like cars and SUVs, onboard train wagons for those wanting to take their own vehicles to avoid highways this Ganapati festival season on experimental basis
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Birthday Bumps! Railfans celebrate birthdays of two iconic trains- Punjab Mail & Deccan Queen #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
India’s supertrain faced the steepest test—and nailed It! wp.me/pbyQhb-r5
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India’s supertrain faced the steepest test—and nailed It!
A Whisper on the Ghat: Khandala Once Broke Trains. This One Broke the Rules Instead! How Vande Bharat Rewrote Indian Railway History! Rolling on into the future! On May 23, 2025 at km 112/205 durin…
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
BEST buses now take extra toll amount in addition to raised ticket prices. Details here: #Mumbai www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Mumbai Metro Green Line 4 train trials in August with pit lines. Details here: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
A game of cricket and an abandoned restaurant on wheels coach. The rail coach restaurant at Nasik Road station seems to have gone kaput.
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
Mumbai's office district station of Masjid Bunder to go one floor up. Elevated deck above all platforms to manage increasing crowds. Read details here: #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
The missing link between Bandra local station & terminus is finally connected. Rs 28.03 crore sanctioned after Mid-Day highlighted the issue. Details here: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
India’s second Rajdhani Express from #Mumbai started in 1972 completes 53 years on Saturday & has now been touted as the fastest Rajdhani Express among all the 25 operating in India. www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Plans under works to extend Mumbai Metro connectivity upto Vadhvan Port in Palghar, says CM. Details here: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Future Shock! Harbour line to be linked to Navi Mumbai airport, hygrogen trains for Matheran. Latest budget document sanctions futuristic plans for Mumbai region. Read all details on this link here www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Residents and shopkeepers of about six housing complexes near Vasai station are battling the railways for better compensation before the listed demolition of their 40 year old homes. #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway Details here: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
EXCLUSIVE: One more line for Karjat Panvel!!!! CR finalises 4th line between Karjat-Panvel, sends to railway board for approval. #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway  Details: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
A small floor cleaner fell down after the contractual operator could not control the machine at Mumbai CSMT this morning. An EMU suburban train was detained for 5 minutes from 11.33-11.38 and later on normalised.
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
EXCLUSIVE- New iconic Reay Road bridge & station building misaligned, to be levelled soon. www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Thane district’s first ever Metro rail, the Mumbai Metro Red Line 9 to Mira Road is set to take the trial run this week. With the overhead wires activated and charged on Saturday, the line is now clear for train trials. www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Thane district’s first ever Metro rail, the Mumbai Metro Red Line 9 to Mira Road is set to take the trial run this week. With the overhead wires activated and charged on Saturday, the line is now clear for train trials. www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
#BREAKING: Maharshtra begins process to shut RTO border check posts. www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Work on the ambitious national rail freight corridor- the Dedicated Freight Corridor-  entered a crucial phase on Sunday night as it intersected train lines near Panvel and Kalamboli. #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
The Western Railway recovered a sum of Rs 21 crore in one month (April 2025) in just fines from WR’s ticketless commuters of which Rs 6 crore is from Mumbai local train commuters. www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
The Reay Road bridge in #Mumbai will be inaugurated at the hands of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at an official ceremony on May 13 at 7pm. From the site, another road over bridge above railway lines at Titwala will also be thrown open remotely. #MumbaiRailway www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Mumbai’s first cable-stayed Reay Road bridge to be inaugurated by CM Fadnavis on May 13
The Reay Road bridge in Mumbai will be inaugurated by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at an official ceremony on May 13. The event will take place at 7 pm
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Mumba's first underground Metro rail, the Aqua Line 3, on Friday entered the island city, negotiating the path deep under the Mithi www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Goof-up shuts lifeline! An engineering lapse by MMRDA contractors on Friday morning on the work of the Airoli-Katai naka road over bridge at Airoli last night led shut down trans-harbour local train services for five and a half hours. #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
BREAKING: Maharashtra gets 59th RTO office at Jat in Sangli district. www.mid-day.com/news/india-n...
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Maharashtra Transport Minister says state’s 59th RTO to open at Sangli district’s Jat
Jat MLA Gopichand Padalkar had followed up with the government to start a Sub-Regional Transport Office, said Maharashtra Transport Minister
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Kurla station foot bridges to be curtailed till platform 7 as railways speed up work on  rail flyover. www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Mumbai: Kurla station Foot Over Bridges to be curtailed as rail flyover work speeds up
Central Railway on Friday said it was planning to curtail existing Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) at Kurla station in Mumbai as rail flyover work has gathered speed
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Kurla station foot bridges to be curtailed till platform 7 as railways speed up work on  rail flyover. www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Mumbai: Kurla station Foot Over Bridges to be curtailed as rail flyover work speeds up
Central Railway on Friday said it was planning to curtail existing Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) at Kurla station in Mumbai as rail flyover work has gathered speed
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
...And here's the official notification. Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3 extended to Worli (Acharya Atre Chowk) from May 10. JVLR (Aarey)-Worli minimum fare Rs 10, max fare Rs 60.
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Tilted girders: Goof up in Airoli-Katai bridge work over rail lines leads to suspension of trans harbour services from 7:10am. mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Engineering lapse in Airoli-Katai bridge work halts trans harbour services
Following a major goof up of work on the Airoli-Katai naka road over the bridge at Airoli last night trans-harbour local train services have been suspended
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Sirens, smoke and stretchers. The mega drill at Mumbai CSMT railway station. Click here for details: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Mumbai region set to get new public transport helpline complaint toll number 1800 220 110 to be launched soon. www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Mumbai to get helpline for complaints against auto-rickshaws, taxis, and app-based services as Mumbai Transport Authority gives approval
MTA on Thursday gave administrative approval to a new toll-free number 1800 220 110 for citizens to complain against taxi, auto rickshaw, app-based services
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
BREAKING: The Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3 extension to Worli is being inaugurated on Friday, May 9. www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Mumbai Metro Aqua Line-3 extension till Worli to be inaugurated by CM Devendra Fadnavis tomorrow
Once the entire Mumbai Metro Line-3 begins operations from Friday, it will take 39 minutes from Aarey-JVLR to reach Worli
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
BREAKING: The Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3 extension to Worli is being inaugurated on Friday, May 9. The six stations between Kotak BKC and Acharya Atre Chowk include Dharavi, Sitaladevi, Dadar, Siddhivinayak, Worli and Acharya Atre Chowk.
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
B.E.S.T bus #Mumbai fare hike from tomorrow. Minimum fare Rs 10 for non-AC buses & Rs 12 for AC buses.
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Work on Panvel Terminus work got a boost with remodelling of its yards being expedited with a final deadline of December 2026. #MumbaiRailway Click here: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Western Railway #Mumbai EMU local trains are getting digital display of destination signs on sidewalls of local trains for passenger convenience. Passengers have welcomed the move, but have called for its proper maintenance. #MumbaiRailway Click here: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Crowded Mira Road will become the first hotspot outside #Mumbai to get linked by Metro by year end in the first phase with overhead line power activation and train trials beginning this week on May 10. #MumbaiRailway #MumbaiMetro Read here: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
The age-old practice of boarding an empty local from Kalwa carshed will come to an end as Kalwa station carshed road is now being blocked and barricaded. #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway Details here: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
WR razes slums near Borivali, a few return within days. #Mumbai #MumbaiRailway Read details here: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Following a report in Mid-Day, CR General Manager orders restoration of electric loco for the Deccan Queen. www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Metro to Acharya Atre Chowk, Worli. Announcements, station indicators and train movement on Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3 set for advanced route, awaiting date of formal flag off.
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
CR Dadar railway station decongestion plan slowed down as GRP police station shift delayed. #Mumbai  Details here: www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumba...
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Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Enjoy the humming of EMD WDP4 hauling the iconic Mumbai-Pune Deccan Queen Express train. youtu.be/vSjt1Q-W8PY?...
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Deccan Queen Diesel
YouTube video by Rajendra B. Aklekar
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