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Passengers are likely to encounter inconvenience due to girder work and associated rail blocks tonight between Kalyan and Kasara stations in Mumbai. The Central Railway is going to launch girders for the FOB between Asangaon and Atgaon, as well as girders on the bridge connecting Khadavli and Vasind stations soon after midnight.

Additionally, girders will be installed for FOB between Ambivali and Shahad stations, according to an official.

The suburban local train for Kasara will be terminated at Thane, which leaves CSMT at 12:15 AM on Sunday. Ten other long-distance trains will be regulated because of the night blocks, and six Mail and Express trains will also be rescheduled, the official continued.

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Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced on Saturday that India will produce at least 1,000 new-generation Amrit Bharat trains in the upcoming years and that work is underway to create trains that can travel at a speed of 250 kmph. In a special interview with PTI Videos, Vaishnaw added that the Railways had already begun preparing to export Vande Bharat trains, with the first export expected to occur within the next five years.

"The railways has a huge social obligation. We carry about 700 crore people every year. Two and a half crore practically every day. The fare structure is such that if the cost of carrying a person is Rs 100, we charge Rs 45. So we give 55 per cent discount to every person who travels by railways on an average," Vaishnaw said.