Mumbai local train updates: New ticket booking office opens for commuters at Charni Road railway station

A new Booking Office at Charni Road station was inaugurated by Deepak Kesarkar, minister, govt of Maharashtra. Pic/ WR

A new ticket booking office was inaugurated at Charni Road railway station in south Mumbai on Saturday, the Western Railway (WR) said in a press release.

It said, for the convenience of commuters and to facilitate ease in purchase of tickets, a new ticket booking office has been opened at south east end of Charni Road station on the Mumbai suburban section of WR. The booking office was opened in the presence of Deepak Kesarkar, Minister for School Education and Marathi language, government of Maharashtra.

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According to the press release issued by public relations department of WR, the booking office will be open for the convenience of passenger from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm. Deepak Kesarker, as the Guardian Minister of Mumbai, took keen interest in this project.

It further said that the booking office was opened in his presence on the auspicious day of Dhanteras as a gift for the commuters for Diwali to fullfill the demands of passengers to open a booking office at the south end of the station for their ease and comfort.