Mumbai: WR fast-tracks Bandra-Khar flyover rebuild, plans new Bandra platform under sixth line project

Updated On: 31 July, 2026 08:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B. Aklekar

Western Railway has reduced the reconstruction period of the Bandra-Khar rail flyover from three months to 45 days as part of the Mumbai Central-Borivli sixth line project. The plan also includes a new suburban platform at Bandra and an additional line at Dadar to boost suburban rail capacity and improve punctuality

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The existing rail flyover between Khar and Bandra, which is being replaced. Pics/Rajendra B Aklekar

Western Railway (WR) has accelerated one of the most critical components of the Mumbai Central-Borivli sixth line project by reducing the planned reconstruction period of the Bandra-Khar rail flyover (elevated Harbour line) from three months to just 45 days and plans to get an additional platform at Bandra suburban railway station, in addition to an additional line at Dadar station as a part of the fifth and sixth line project.

The flyover reconstruction forms a crucial part of the 30.04-km capacity upgradation project under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP-II), executed with the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC). The additional line is expected to significantly increase suburban rail capacity, improve punctuality, and allow smoother movement of suburban and long-distance trains on the heavily congested WR.