A notification issued by Central Railway has marked out the identity and the location for the proposed Chikhloli railway station on the city’s suburban railway network.
This new station will be situated 64.17 kilometres from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), the notification read. Back in March 2019, the railway board had approved Chikhloli to be set up as a ‘halt station’, which is a station used for momentary train halts.
This move was welcomed by locals in the region who hoped that this would ease the worries of commuters between the Ambernath and Badlapur railway stations. This new station will be 4.34 Km away from Ambernath and 3.1 Km from the Badlapur station.
These developments were confirmed by the Chief Public Relations Officer at Central Railway, Shivaji Sutar.
Following an assessment of the land requirement by CR and collectorate officials on September 2, a joint measurement survey for land acquisition was conducted on September 8.
Meanwhile, the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation has combined this project with the construction of the third and fourth railway lines between Kalyan and Badlapur. This will consist of two new 14 Km lines that are marked under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project 3-A and will cost ₹1,510 crores.
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