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Virar-Dahanu rail project reaches 64 per cent; 15-car trains now run from upgraded platforms
Updated On: 12 August, 2026 01:25 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The project, sanctioned at a cost of Rs 3,578 crore, is aimed at augmenting railway capacity along the Virar-Dahanu Road corridor of Western Railway. According to the July 2026 progress update, around 30.35 lakh cubic metres of earthwork and 2.48 lakh cubic metres of blanketing have been completed

The project has so far recorded the completion of four road underbridges (RUBs), one road overbridge (ROB), 13 major bridges and 54 minor bridges. FILE PIC
The Virar-Dahanu Road Quadrupling Project under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project-III (MUTP-III) has achieved 64 per cent physical progress, with civil and infrastructure works gaining momentum across the corridor, the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd (MRVC) said on Wednesday.
The project, sanctioned at a cost of Rs 3,578 crore, is aimed at augmenting railway capacity along the Virar-Dahanu Road corridor of Western Railway.




