Central Railway pulls off a Houdini’s Act at Sandhurst Road

Working only during the night for 4 months, replaces century-old bridge without train disruptions

Workers install a new girder made at Central Railway Engineering Workshop at Manmad

The harbour line bridge at Sandhurst Road railway station—India's first rail flyover—has been rebuilt, under the cover of darkness, without stopping the city's lifeline that runs at a four-minute frequency. The original girders made at Glasgow, England have been replaced by Make-in-India ones manufactured at Manmad.

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