Mumbai WESTERN RAILWAY

INDUSTRIAL FEASIBILITY
The Western Line is the name given to all routes of the Mumbai Suburban Railway operated by Western Railways (WR).

Public transit system serving the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

Emergence of Mumbai suburban section of the WR.

23 hours of working.
Six division of western railway:Mumbai central Baroda Ahemdabad Rajkot Bhavnagar Ratlam.

STRENGTHS
Low cost Tickets. Time efficiency. High holding of passenger capacity. Special treatment for women. Improvement of train frequency. Escalators facility on few railway station.

WEAKNESSES
Outdated technology of locomotive. Small and inadequate rail network. Problem of financial crunch. Corruption within department. Lack of accident proof magnetic wheels in all trains. Lack of safety. Poor infrastructure. Delayed train. Over crowded train. Low space capacity. Shortage of coaches.

OPPORTUNITY
Profit through privatization. Air condition facility in local trains. Introduce separate track for long distance trains. Increase the speed limit.

THREATS
Air condition buses. Improvement of other infrastructures i.e. Roadways. Metro trains in western region. Monorails.

OBSERVATIONS
Number of Trains Per day, Up & Down is 1305 Services. Train Co-ordination is done by signalling system , speed restrictions are there for different signals. Peak hours of travelling:12 Car 119 Morning 15 Car 3 Total 122 12 Car 110 Evening 15 Car 3 Total 113

Punctuality:-

Year

Punctuality%

2009 - 10
2010 - 11 2011 - 12 2012 - 13

96.4%
94.0% 96.4% 96.3%

2013 - 14

94.8%

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Number of Stations Coming Under Western Railway is 36. Electricity is provided by TATA Power Supply, at Khapoli they have hydro electric power station.

The consumption of electricity if 25000 voltage.

Its been 160 years and more there has been no mishap in the supply of electricity, even for a moment.

 Average number of suburban trains per day during 2012-2013:Section CCG BA-ADH ADH-BVI DOWN 465 461 437 UP 460 462 437

BVI-VR
Section CCG-BA Down 1878

232
up 1826

227

Average number of vehicles run per day during 2012-2013 is as under:-

BA-ADH
ADH-BVI BVI-VR

1845
1745 933

1832
1742 913

Open tenders are for everyone (includes electronics, tracks and infrastructure) and the lowest quotation will get the Contract. Limited tenders:- check for credibility. To chalk out monopoly there is always a tender laid out.

 Motor Man:- Shift of 6 Hours. Stand by motor man. Trains wont be cancelled because of motormans absence. Specific qualification isnt required there is some technical exam for selection of motorman. Profitability:Freight rakes have proven to be much more beneficial for western Railway as compared to the local day to day rakes. Scheduling of trains:Train schedule book is available which is for one year. Tracks:CHURCHGATE 4 BORIVALI 5 VIRAR

EMPLOYEES
Number of employees of western railway:- 14 lakh Unions:Western railway majdoor sangh Western railway employees union Three kinds of accommodations:Class 4 employees Class three employees, Officers (Grand road, Bandra pali hill, Mumbai central) House rent allowance:- 30% of basic salary. Accomodation: Medical Allowance:Parle Santacruze Tie up with Jaslok and Bombay hospital Matunga In House hospital( Jagjivan Rao Hospital Dahisar Andheri Bandra(w)(e)

MAINTENANCE
4 Service Centers:Kandivali Lower parel Virar Mahalaxmi After every 2.5-3 months cleaning, car wash, Greasing and Servicing of trains are done. After every 15 days overall check is done, which also includes any Internal or External Body Part Replacement of the Rakes, if required. For cleaning of train some private companies comes up with tenders and accordingly they are chosen. Because of any reason trains breaks down there is a break van. Narrow chances of diverting and controlling.

FACILITIES FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED

Separate coaches in each train. 9 cars: 05seats. 12 cars: 38seats. 15car: 57 seats. Beepers at stations for compartment location.

Indicators audio visual.

Indication on front/rear of trains. Checkered tiles to indicate platform edge.

FACILITIES FOR LADY COMMUTERS

Free pass to girl students up to graduation level. Pregnant females allowed in handicap compartments. Separate audio visual device for ACP Security helpline 1311

CONCERNS
Over crowded station sand trains. Long queue for tickets. Unhygienic conditions. Loopholes in security system. No maintenance. Improper foot over bridge. No proper ventilation system. Rude behaviours by employees. Ticketless travelling. Engine Failure. Theft. Mega Blocks (Every Sunday). Delay in trains. Pantograph. Failure. Trespassing Alarm Chain Pulling.

NEW PROPOSED
Various ticketing service to reduce the time:Coupons Tourist ticket AVTM card machine There are over 300 million mobile phones in India and 11 million passenger travelling by local trains. 5.2% growth in passenger traffic is expected in 2013-2014 (as per the budget by PAWAN BANSAL). The quality of seats and equipments used. SMS ticket service. Mammoth Project.

Auxiliary warning system.

Train management system.

Automatic signalling system.

RECOMMENDATIONS
Systematised working of signalling system. Sentencing 3-4 days in jail for track crossing. Separate tracks for long distance trains. Improving ticketing service. Improvisation in track maintenance. Fine on spitting and throwing waste at the platform area.

STRATEGIES TO INCREASE MARKET SHARE BY 5 %

By Selling the Scrap that includes Aluminum Tracks, Broken Electric Wires.
Increase the number of tracks.

Improving infrastructure and hygiene condition of stations.

Introduce separate tracks for long distance trains.

Increase the speed limit.