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Fifth and sixth line between Thane and Diva on Central Railway to be finished by monsoon 2021

As per reports, this between Thane and Diva railway stations has been much delayed, and is expected to segregate express trains and local services.

Fifth and sixth line between Thane and Diva on Central Railway to be finished by monsoon 2021
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The fifth and the sixth line between Thane and Diva that has been much delayed is said to be completed by next monsoon.

On Thursday, via videoconferencing, Shalabh Goel, Divisional Regional Manager stated the same. The fifth and sixth line between Thane and Diva will segregate express trains and local services on CR.

Back in 2008, the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) had initiated work on the fifth and sixth lines. The project was planned under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project-2 (MUTP-2) in which 9.9 km rail line was to be built between Thane and Diva stations.

However, twelve years later, the work remains incomplete. When the work was started, the estimated cost was ₹130 crores. Currently, it has reached ₹500 crores.

Meanwhile, there have been ongoing speculations about the Mumbai local trains resuming operations in the first week of September for general passengers. Moreover, the Central Railways (CR) administration has said that the decision to start the locomotive will be taken soon.

The local train service in the metropolitan has been shut for general passengers for the last five months due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. However, the services are operational for employees working in the state and central government and the people in essential services.

In the past, a joint meeting of the state government, the municipal corporation and the railway administration was also held to discuss the changes in the timings of the government as well as the private offices in a bid to reduce congestion on train journeys in the midst of the pandemic.

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