Summary:
Rail workers are up in arms against the shutdown of the 138-year-old Parel railway workshop, alleging that this would affect the 3,000 employees working there. The CR authorities claim Parel terminus will decongest Parel and Dadar stations. The Central Railway (CR) is planning a long-distance train terminus at a cost of Rs 193 crore at the Parel workshop, for operating new trains, and for their parking and maintenance. On Thursday evening, many CR employees protested at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) against the administration shutting down the workshop. "The employees would not be transferred out of Mumbai," said Sunil Udasi, chief public relations officer, Central Railway..