Central Railway's Ghatkopar station is all set for a massive upgrade with three new 12-metre foot overbridges, all linked by an elevated deck, an additional skywalk along the road and seamless connectivity for passenger movement. The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) on Thursday sent all the drawings to Central Railway for approval and assured that work will be completed within 12 months after the Commissioner of Railway Safety's approval.

mid-day had highlighted in multiple reports the death trap that Ghatkopar station had become. Following this, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal had at a public function on September 13 directed railway officials to work on the Ghatkopar station plan. He asked Central Railway's Divisional Railway Manager and his to visit the station along with the local MP immediately after the function.