Harbour Local Train to Start From Goregaon: Mumbaikars Can Now Travel From Navi Mumbai To Goregaon in Direct Locals
Reportedly, this line is expected to cater to more than 13,000 commuters everyday between Malad and Andheri stations.
The Andheri-Goregaon harbour line will be open to public from today. The inauguration will be attended by Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at 7 pm today. As per reports, the extension of harbour line from Andheri to Goregaon project is worth Rs 103 crore and is part of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP)-2. Goregaon residents will no longer be required to go to Andheri to board the harbour local trains. This comes after a delay of four years.
From April 1, Western Railways will operate 49 services on harbour line till Goregaon. Out of these, 7 services will operate on Churchgate-Goregaon stretch and 42 services on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)-Goregaon route.Reportedly, this line is expected to cater to more than 13,000 commuters everyday between Malad and Andheri stations. The trains will halt at the newly constructed Jogeshwari and Ram Mandir stations before terminating at Goregaon.
Other passegner amenities, such as lifts at Borivali and Dadar, escalators at CSMT, Dockyard Road, Thane and Lonavala stations, new elevated booking office at Andheri, foot over bridges (FoBs) at Chunabhatti and an extended FOB at Virar is expected to be announced today. Additional services on Neral–Matheran section too will be announced by the ministers.
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