Future Development
In the 2012 Rail Budget, Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi announced projects that include fast train corridors between CST-Panvel and Virar-Vasai-Diva-Panvel sections, operation of 12-car trains on the Harbour Line to bring down congestion, and a direct rail link from the Panvel station to the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport. A feasibility study on building a new link between this airport and will also be conducted.
Work is currently underway to extend the Harbour Line up to Goregaon. The project will cost 103 crore (US$18.75 million). It is expected to be completed by March 2014. Further extension of this line has been accepted under MUTP III till Borivali.
Harbour Line services will be converted to 12-car by March 2015. This is expected to increase the carrying capacity of the harbour line by nearly 33%. The crore project will cost 750 crore and about 153 more coaches will be required.
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