The Western Railway has drawn up an ambitious three-year roadmap to progressively boost suburban train services, presenting the plan to Railway Board Chairman Satish Kumar during his weekend visit to Mumbai. The blueprint hinges on completing new rail corridors under construction between Khar Road and Dahanu to permanently separate suburban traffic from mail and express trains.

(From left) Western Railway General Manager Vivek Kumar Gupta, Indian Railway Board Chairman and CEO Satish Kumar and Central Railway General Manager Dharam Veer Meena

The sixth line between Bandra Terminus (Khar) and Goregaon was commissioned on November 5, 2023, followed by the Goregaon–Kandivli stretch on October 7, 2024. The Kandivli–Borivli section is expected to be ready by October 2025, completing the continuous Bandra Terminus–Borivli corridor.