PM to flag off two suburban trains of the Mumbai Suburban Railway

The NDA government is working to strengthen the railway infrastructure in the country so that it will not only help create facilities for travellers and passengers but boost the economy as well.

Keeping this objecting in mind Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation railway lines connecting Thane and Diva on February 18. He will also flag off two suburban trains of the Mumbai Suburban Railway.

According to the Prime Minister's Office, “Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will dedicate to the Nation two additional railway lines connecting Thane and Diva on 18th February, 2022 at 4:30 PM via video conferencing. He will also flag off two suburban trains of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, followed by his address on the occasion.”

It added, “Kalyan is the main junction of Central Railway. The traffic coming from North side and Southern side of the country merge at Kalyan and moves towards CSMT (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus). Out of the four tracks between Kalyan and CSTM, two tracks were used for slow local trains and two tracks for fast local, Mail Express and Goods trains. To segregate suburban and long distance trains, two additional tracks were planned.”

The PMO also said that the two additional railway lines connecting Thane and Diva have been built at the approx cost of Rs 620 crores and features 1.4 km long rail flyover, 3 major bridges, 21 minor bridges.

“These lines will significantly remove the interference of long distance train’s traffic with suburban train’s traffic in Mumbai. These lines will also enable the introduction of 36 new suburban trains in the city,” it added.