For the first time, the Western Railway (WR) commissioned the Andheri eastern side skywalk connecting the new southern end FOB in just nine months.
A new 110-metre-long and six-kilometre wide footbridge linked to another one, both collectively running up to 202 metres, was opened for public at Andheri station on Thursday, April 1.
The skywalk with six staircases promises to ease commuting, especially during peak hours, once life leaps back to normalcy in the city.
A 110m long & 6m wide Skywalk is commissioned in east side of new South FOB at Andheri in record 9 months.
— Western Railway (@WesternRly) April 4, 2021
It will ease dispersal of commuters to east, specially during peak hours. pic.twitter.com/lAKMaPmfSw
CPRO Thakur explained that the skywalk will help speed up the dispersal of commuters on the eastern side of Platform Nos. 8/9 during peak hours.
The work on the skywalk began on July 1, 2020, and completed on March 31, 2021. It was constructed at a cost of INR 6.5 crores. This will provide east-west connectivity with a staircase to Platform Nos. 8/9 and Platform Nos. 6/7.
The new overpass is part of a station decongestion programme by the WR under which authorities have been upgrading infrastructure making optimum utilization of the lockdown situations amid the pandemic.
During 2020-21, WR commissioned 14 new foot overbridges and two new skywalks. Meanwhile, work on more FoBs and installation of escalators is progressing.
Apart from the Andheri bridge, the WR has also built FoBs, skywalk and road bridges between Andheri-Jogeshwari (BMC east-west bridge), and at Marine Lines (Virar-end), Malad (BMC east-west skywalk) and Vasai Road-Nallasopara (old road over bridge).
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