Ministry of Railways
To Give Passengers a Better Experience Amid Rising Demand, Indian Railways Strengthens Services in Mumbai; Pursues Pending Land Acquisition for Bengaluru Local with State
4 New AC & 1 Non AC Rakes Added to Reduce Overcrowding During Peak Hours in Mumbai Local
Out of the Four AC EMU Rakes, 2 Already Inducted by Western Railways, Increasing AC Services from 109 to 133 on Weekdays & 77 to 106 on Weekends
More Coaches Added to Ensure Comfortable Travel for Every Passenger in Mumbai Local; 15-Car Services Increase from 211 to 227
With 3234 Sub Urban Services (227 AC Locals), Indian Railways serves Mumbai Daily: Sh. Ashwini Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha
2 Non-AC EMUs with Automatic Doors are Being Developed by ICF to Ensure Passenger Safety
Procurement of 238 New 12-Car Rakes Underway to Strengthen Mumbai Suburban Rail Network
Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project of 148 Km Under Implementation; ₹2,659 Cr Spent Out of Sanctioned ₹15,767 Cr Across Four Corridors
Only 7.8 Acre Out of 57 Acre Land Acquired; Railways Pursuing with K-RIDE to Resolve Delays in Land Acquisition
Posted On:
02 APR 2026 6:56PM by PIB Delhi
At present, 3234 EMU local services including AC EMU services are operated by Western Railway and Central Railway. Western Railway operates 1414 services including 133 AC services, while Central Railway operates 1820 services including 94 AC services which inter-alia caters the need of passengers of Mumbai, Thane, Kalyan, Virar and Panvel. To increase train handling capacity at various stations in Mumbai area, following works have been completed/taken up/planned at various stations:
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Location
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Details
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1
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Bandra Terminus
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3 Pit Lines have been completed
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2
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Mumbai Central
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Platform extension for 24 LHB coaches
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3
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Jogeshwari
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2 additional platforms
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4
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Dadar
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1 additional platform
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5
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Vasai road
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6 platforms, 3 pit lines and 5 stabling lines
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6
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Panvel-Kalamboli
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5 platforms, 4 pit lines and 2 sick lines
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7
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Kalyan
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6 platforms and 4 pit lines
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8
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LTT
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4 platforms and 2 pit lines
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9
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Parel
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6 platforms, 5 pit lines, 6 stabling lines
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10
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Virar
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25 stabling lines
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11
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Dahanu road
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11 stabling lines
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12
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Mira road
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25 stabling lines
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Platform length extension:
In addition to above, Platform extension work at 34 stations to accommodate 15 car EMUs have been taken up.
To improve the capacity of rail network in Mumbai suburban area, Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP)-II costing ₹8,087 crore, MUTP-III costing ₹10,947 crore and MUTP-IIIA costing ₹33,690 crore have been sanctioned. These projects include following works in Mumbai Suburban Area:
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Name of project
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Cost
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1
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6th Line Mumbai Central-Borivali (30 km)
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919
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2
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Extension of Harbour Line Goregaon-Borivali (7 km)
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826
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3
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Virar-Dahanu Road 3rd & 4th Line (64 km)
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3587
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4
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5th & 6th Line CSTM-Kurla (17.5 km)
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891
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5
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Panvel-Karjat Suburban Corridor (29.6 km)
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2782
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6
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Airoli-Kalwa (elevated) Suburban Corridor link (3.3 km)
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476
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7
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5th & 6th line Borivali-Virar (26 km)
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2184
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8
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4th line between Kalyan-Asangaon (32 km)
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1759
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9
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3rd & 4th line between Kalyan-Badlapur (14.05 km)
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1510
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10
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Kalyan Yard-Segregation of Main Line & Suburban
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866
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11
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Vasai bye pass line (Double line) between Naigaon and Juchandra (5.73 Km)
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176
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12
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3rd and 4th line between Badlapur & Karjat (32.46 km)
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1324
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13
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4th line between Asangaon & Kasara (34.97 km)
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794
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14
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Trespass Control (34 locations)
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551
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Completion of Railway project/s depends on various factors which include the following:
● Land acquisition by State Government
● Forest clearance
● Shifting of infringing utilities
● Statutory clearances from various authorities
● Geological and topographical conditions of area
● Law and order situation in the area of project site
● Number of working months in a year for particular project site etc.
All these factors affect the completion time of the project/s.
New generation trains:
To enhance passenger carrying capacity, 238 rakes of 12 cars each with doors have been sanctioned under MUTP-III & IIIA at a cost of ₹19,293 crore. The process for procurement of these rakes has been taken up.
Besides, introduction of train services including EMU services on any route/section, which is an on-going process, depends on various factors which include:
● Capacity of that section
● Availability of path
● Availability of required rolling stock
● Availability of matching infrastructure for rolling stock
● Maintenance requirement of railway tracks and other assets
Traffic pattern of the passengers on Indian Railways is monitored on regular basis and to cater to additional demand, load of existing trains are augmented, new trains are introduced, frequency of existing trains is increased etc. subject to operational feasibility.
The steps taken for providing additional rakes over Mumbai Suburban Rail Network are as under:-
1) During the year 2025-26, four 12-car rakes of AC EMU (2 each to CR & WR) and one 15-car rake of Non-AC EMU to WR has been received to operate on Mumbai Suburban Rail Network.
2) In addition to above, ICF, Chennai has taken up development of two Non-AC EMU rakes with Automatic Doors closure mechanism, to be put in service in Mumbai Suburban Area.
3) Procurement of 238 rakes of 12 car under MUTP-III & MUTP-IIIA by MRVC.
Rail Infrastructure Development Company (Karnataka) Limited (K-RIDE), a Company controlled by State Government of Karnataka (51% equity) is executing the Bengaluru Suburban Rail Project (BSRP). BSRP (148.17 Km) has been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 15,767 Cr. with 20% funding each by Government of India and Government of Karnataka and 60% through debt.
There are four Corridors in BSRP. The status of these corridors is as under:
Corridor-1 (Sampige): KSR Bengaluru City – Devanahalli (41.4 Km)
Alignment plans have been approved. Land acquisition has been taken up by State Government. Shifting of S&T and electrical utilities have also been taken up.
Corridor-2 (Mallige): Baiyyapanahalli – Chikkabanawara (25.01 Km)
The entire land acquisition has been completed. For station buildings, separate contracts have been awarded and work is in progress. For other works, tender has been invited.
Corridor-3 (Parijaata): Kengeri – Whitefield (35.52 Km)
Alignment plans have been approved. Land acquisition has been taken up by State Government. Shifting of S&T and electrical utilities have also been taken up.
Corridor-4 (Kanaka): Heelalige – Rajankunte (46.25 Km)
The land acquisition has been taken up. So far, 7.8 acre land out of 57 acre land has been acquired. For station buildings, separate contracts have been awarded and work is in progress in the available land.
The project has been delayed due to non-acquisition of private land and transfer of State Government’s land by the Government of Karnataka.
An expenditure of Rs. 2659 Cr. has been incurred on the BSRP project.
Regular coordination meetings of K-RIDE and Railway are being held regularly to resolve issues.
This information was provided by the Union Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, in a reply to questions in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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Dharmendra Tewari/ Dr. Nayan Solanki/ Ritu Raj
(Release ID: 2248576)
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