Crowded and cluttered key Mumbai railway stations with high footfall will get elevated to level 2. The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation has called for work orders on a detailed plan for each railway station to maximise benefits in the given space, without disturbing existing traffic movement. The Rs 947-crore redevelopment project is part of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project 3A funded by Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. The 19 railway stations will be redeveloped within a period of 18 months once the contractor is finalised.

“Around 19 stations are being redeveloped with multiple decks and interconnected foot overbridges. These include 12 stations on Central Railway—Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup, Mulund, Dombivli, Neral, Shahad, Kasara, GTBN, Chembur, Govandi, and Mankhurd, and 7 on Western Railway—Mumbai Central, Santacruz, Kandivli, Mira Road, Bhayander, Vasai, Nallasopara,” a MRVC spokesperson said. Giving further details, a top official said, “Detailed plans have been chalked out for each station as per their existing layouts to maximise commuter movement and bigger circulating areas, inter-connected bridges and segregated entry exit points.”