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Mumbai to get 30 new footover bridges in the next one year
Updated On: 01 October, 2017 10:30 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B Aklekar
Union rail min announces host of new measures to improve safety at stations

In the aftermath of the stampede and deaths at Elphinstone Road station, Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday announced 10 new foot overbridges (FOBs) for Western Railway and 20 new FOBs on the Central Railway. Additionally, 13 existing FOBs on the WR route will be widened. The projects are expected to be ready within one year. Goyal also sanctioned 61 escalators for CR stations and 31 for WR. The decision came after an urgent marathon meeting with the railway board in the city. BMC chief Ajoy Mehta, MMRDA chief UPS Madan and Police Commissioner Dattatray Padsalgikar were also at the meeting.



