Mumbai suburban railway, Mass transportation system

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation two additional railway lines connecting Thane and Diva on Friday at 4:30 PM via video conferencing.The Prime Minister will also flag off two suburban trains of the Mumbai Suburban Railway, followed by his address on the occasion, the Prime Minister's Office informed on Thursday.Kalyan is the main junction of the Central Railway. The traffic coming from North side and Southern side of the country merge at Kalyan and moves towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT).Out of the four tracks between Kalyan and CSTM, two tracks were used for slow local trains and two tracks for fast local, Mail Express and Goods trains. To segregate suburban and long-distance trains, two additional tracks were planned.The two additional railway lines connecting Thane and Diva have been built at the approximate cost of Rs 620 crores and features 1.4 kilometres long rail flyover, 3 major bridges, 21 minor bridges. These lines will significantly remove the interference of long-distance train's traffic with suburban train's traffic in Mumbai. These lines will also enable the introduction of 36 new suburban trains in the city.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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