Mahalaxmi Express

Building crash survivor joins rescue work on leaving hospital

11:43 pm September 22, 2020

Thane: A day after being pulled out alive from the debris of a crashed building in Bhiwandi town, a man quickly got back on his feet and joined rescuers at the site on Tuesday, driven by zeal to help those in distress. Khalid Abdul Khan (42) was among 25 persons who were rescued from the […]

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Bachchan ‘filled with pride’ after successful rescue of Mahalaxmi Express passengers

8:24 pm July 28, 2019

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan showered praise on the successful rescue operation of passengers on board Mahalaxmi Express after the train was stranded due to flooding on tracks following heavy rains. All 1,050 passengers on board the Kolhapur-bound train were rescued on Saturday in a multi-agency operation nearly 17 hours after it was stranded near Vangani […]

All 1,050 passengers of stranded Mahalaxmi Express rescued:Railways

7:43 pm July 27, 2019

Mumbai: All 1,050 passengers on board Kolhapur-bound Mahalaxmi Express were rescued on Saturday in a multi-agency operation nearly 17 hours after the train was stranded near Vangani in Thane district due to flooding on tracks following heavy rains. Central Railway (CR) officials said all the passengers, including nine pregnant women, were rescued by 3 pm. […]

Mahalaxmi Exp stuck in Thane with 700 passengers after heavy rains, NDRF called in

2:05 pm July 27, 2019

Mumbai/Thane: There was no respite from incessant rains in Mumbai which affected the rail services on Saturday, with long-distance Mahalaxmi Express getting stuck near Badlapur in Thane district due to flooding of tracks. Authorities called in the National Disaster Response Force and also sought help from the navy to rescue the 700 stranded passengers of […]