Virar-Dahanu quadrupling line: Work to be completed by December 25

On Western Railway, quadrupling of the Virar-Dahanu line will be completed by December 2025, officials said on Thursday.

Presently there are only two lines in the Virar-Dahanu section. The work of laying two additional tracks is being implemented by the Mumbai Rail Development Corporation (MRVC) at a cost of INR 3,578 crore.

Asked about the progress of the project, a senior MRVC official said,”16% of the work has been completed. We aim to complete the project by December 2025.”

Designs approved

Designs of all important bridges, including 16 major and 67 minor bridges, have already been approved, officials told Free Press Journal. Apart from this, a total of 10.26 hectares of government land required for the project has been acquired. Also 3.77 hectares of forest land has also been acquired.

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Forest clearance required for the project

However, the project requires forest clearance for 26.51 hectares of land (3.77 hectares of forest land and balance railway land), which is expected soon.

Recently, MRVC Chairman and Managing Director Subhash Chand Gupta along with Director (Projects), Rajeev Srivastava, ED (Civil) Vilas Wadekar, GM (Elect) Vinod Mehra, CSTE Dinesh Vashishth and other field officials inspected the project in detail.