A four-line dedicated suburban train corridor between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) and Kurla, with no criss-crossing or mix-up of outstation, goods or mail express trains, might soon become a reality.
A four-line dedicated suburban train corridor between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) and Kurla, with no criss-crossing or mix-up of outstation, goods or mail express trains, might soon become a reality. The railways plan to lay two additional lines between the 54-km CST and Kalyan stretch to cater exclusively to outstation and freight national traffic.
The project aims to segregate national rail traffic from local trains. “The cost of land in south Mumbai is high and as the alignment would require shifting of houses and acquiring land, it would not be that easy. But, after all the hurdles are cleared, the project can be implemented in two-and-a-half years,’’ said a senior railway official, requesting anonymity.
The Central Railway will build the two-line corridor at an estimated cost of Rs659 crore, according to the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation, the railways’ think tank.
While work between Kurla and Kalyan is under various stages of completion, the railways have zeroed in on the final plans for two additional lines between Kurla and CST.
The plan envisages acquiring 15,000 sqm of land, widening spaces under arterial bridges, such as Tilak bridge at Dadar and Byculla bridge, and relocating houses and dwellings.
“The multi-crore project of building the fifth and sixth lines between CST and Kalyan has been divided into four parts. While the 11-km stretch between Kalyan to Diva had been opened, the one between Diva-Thane is still being built. The 18-km stretch between Thane-Kurla has also been opened and the final 16-km stretch between Kurla to CST has now been planned,” the senior railway official said.
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