Railway Budget 2016: Mumbai to get two elevated suburban railway corridors; commuters dissatisfied

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has announced two elevated suburban railway corridors for Mumbai.

Mumbai is slated to get an elevated railway corridor from Churchgate-Virar and one CST-Panvel railway corridor. 

He said that Mumbai has an overstressed suburban system. "We are working towards achieving financial closure of two elevated corridors between Churchgate and Virar and CST and Panvel," he said.

Apart from measures announced for reducing the overstressed suburban railways, Prabhu appealed to the state governments to stagger office timings to reduce stress on the system. 

"I appeal to all the state governments to stagger office timings to reduce rush hours and stress on the transport system." he added.

They were looking for increased safety measures, standard practices for accidents, creating new suburban railway hubs and terminus to ensure better dispersal of commuter traffic, which were all left out in the Budget statement. 

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A commuter while speaking to NDTV said, "Railway Minister is from Mumbai. Mumbai has given him so much, but he failed to give much back."