Mumbai: Central Railway plans to demolish, rebuild 110-year-old Sion bridge

CR begins plans for its own 5th and 6th line expansion with closure of crucial connector for eastern suburbs

Sion bridge links 90 Feet Road in Dharavi to Mahim, Bandra. File pic

Central Railway (CR) is planning to pull down and reconstruct the 110-year-old Sion rail overbridge to make way for the fifth and sixth line project. The Mumbai traffic police have given the go-ahead for the bridge’s closure. It will take at least two years before the new connector is opened for motorists.

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