Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Railway Minister, had visited Mumbai on Sunday, November 14. He gave a nod to plans for further enhancing the city's suburban system.
He visited Vapi and then Bandra Terminus, where he met rail passenger associations and BJP workers.
बांद्रा टर्मिनस पर पार्टी कार्यकर्ताओं के साथ मुलाकात की। pic.twitter.com/m4yTk1hdDE
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (@AshwiniVaishnaw) November 14, 2021
Mumbai suburban will now have more escalators. The minister has asked the officials if there is a possibility of installing escalators at smaller but crowded stations in the suburban section.
A deadline of March 2022 has been set by the Central Railway (CR) and Western Railway (WR) to install an additional 40 escalators and 40 lifts in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). Kalyan, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, CSMT, GTB Nagar, Dombivali and Ulhasnagar are stations where escalators are being installed.
While Byculla, Mulund, Kurla, Thakurli, Kalyan and Titwala stations will get lifts. By March 2022, 20 new escalators will be installed on the western line.
Currently, on CR, there are 84 escalators and 44 lifts. There are 71 escalators and 34 lifts on WR. The railways are also eyeing the possibility of setting up logistic parks and depots near Grant Road, Vasai and Vapi stations.
Meanwhile, the WR is planning to increase the number of AC trains and also to improve the fare structure for single-journey tickets.
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