Vartak College of Arts, Commerce and Science

VASAI (W)
Submitted To:
Prof.Mrs Sonal Trivedi

Project On: LIFE-LINE OF MUMBAI: RAILWAY

 Certificate
Following students are successfully completed the
project on a subject of Business Communication and the
topic of Life line of Mumbai: Railway. We all are thank
you to Mrs. Sonal Trivedi for giving this opportunity.

Submitted By:
Names : Roll no :
Kuldeep zala 66
Kedar sonawane 51
Vishal mishra 24
Tabresh sayed 43
Manish Singh 49

Submitted to Date:
Mrs. Sonal Trivedi 22/09/2012
 Acknowledgement
We would like to express our deep felt gratitude in the
warmest manner possible towards our Prof. Mrs. Sonal Trivedi
assigning us such a marvelous project on Life line of Mumbai:
Railway the topic was interesting, it gave us an Opportunity to
have detailed study on the topic and we get knowledge
regarding Mumbai Suburban Railway.
 CONTENTs

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CHAPTER 1 LIFE LINE OF MUMBAI:RAILWAY

1.1 1
Introduction

1.2 1-2
History Of Railway

1.3 About Mrvc Ltd. 2

1.4 Mrvc Objectives 3

1.5 Mrvc Mission 3

CHAPTER 2 NETWORK OF MUMBAI SUBURBAN RAILWAY STATIONS

2.1 Western Line 4
2.2 Central Line 4-5
2.3 Harbour Line 5
2.4 Trans- Harbour Line 5-6
CHAPTER 3 MUMBAI SUBURBAN RAILWAY SYSTEM ( P.G No 6)

CHAPTER 4 MAJOR PROBLEMS

4.1 Inability to Meet the Demand 7

4.2 Poor Travel Comfort 7-8

4.3 To Tackle Additional Traffic 8

4.4 Encroachments in Railway Land 8

4.5 Limitation of Carrying Capacity in the Existing Corridors 9

CHAPTER 5 STRATEGY ADOPTED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS(P.G No 9)

 CHAPTER 6-FUTURE OF MUMBAI SUBURBAN(P.G No 9-10)

CHAPTER 7-NEW EMU TRAINS FOR MUMBAI SUBURBAN SYSTEM

7.1 Eco-friendly System 10-11

7.2 Energy Efficiency 11

7.3 Increase in the Number of Coaches per Trains 11-12

7.4 Noise Control 12

CHAPTER 8-FULL STUDY OF MUMBAI LOCAL TRAIN

8.1 How Many People Travel From Local Train? 12

8.2 Suburban System 13

8.3 13-14
Accidents and Deaths on Mumbais Local Suburban Trains
8.3 Passenger Amenities (Facilities) 14-15
8.4 Carrying Capacity and Frequency 15
8.5 Technology 15-16
8.6 Passenger Safety 16
8.7 The Economic Significance Of Local Trains 16-17
8.8 Field Survey 17

CHAPTER 9-CONCLUSION(P.G No. 18)

APPENDICES

10 Bibliography 19