BHIWANI CITY

Central Railway

Press Release

Central Railway’s Mumbai Division   permits platform vending to curb unauthorised hawking

Central Railway Mumbai Division has given permission to 180 platform vendors to sell catering items directly to passengers o­n platforms of stations where mail/express trains are dealt. These stations are CSMT, LTT, Panvel, Roha, Thane, Asangaon, Igatpuri, Neral, Karjat, Lonavala, Bhiwandi Road. The license for platform vendors has been provided to existing catering licensees of Mumbai Division at additional license fee. 

It is also planned to increase these authorised platform vendors and to persuade existing catering licensees to have more authorised platform vendors.  This will help in curbing unauthorised hawking. Passengers will have the advantage of having regulated better quality of food instantly at platform. 

It is also decided to launch drive against unauthorised hawkers in coordination with RPF, TMC, KDMC, and MCGM to ensure 150 meter periphery of stations as hawker free zone.

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Date: July 10, 2019

This press release is issued by Sunil Udasi, Chief Public Relations Officer, Central Railway, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus Mumbai.

             It is to notify for general public that the following Mail Express trains are hereby nominated for allowing Monthly Season Ticket (MST) holders in IInd class general coaches to travel in the following trains :-