Thane: The Badlapur-Karjat third and fourth line expansion project was evaluated at the 89th meeting of Network Planning Group. This project aligns with the PM’s Gati Shakti National Master Plan, aiming to enhance rail connectivity and relieve congestion. The meeting was attended by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis.
The 32.5km-long brownfield project is expected to address delays caused by increasing passenger and freight traffic on the Mumbai-Pune-Solapur-Wadi-Chennai route and enhance connectivity to important passenger destinations like Badlapur, Wangani, Shelu, Neral, Bhivpuri and Karjat.
The third and fourth lines’ expansion has already been undertaken by Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation. Once the section from Kalyan to Karjat is complete, it will provide connectivity to Badlapur, Ambernath, Karjat and Ulhasnagar.
In a post, Fadnavis said the project will “improve connectivity between different places, increase efficiency, and give a major boost to local economic development”. —Pradeep Gupta