Everything that is in store for Mumbai railways

Mumbai has got a whopping Rs 1101 crore for its ongoing railway projects under MUTP and the onus will now be on the city rail officials to deliver Besides works on foot and road overbridges upgraded stations new lines and lifts the focus will be on vigorously working on the Mumbai Urban Transport Project MUTP which is key to the cityrsquos railways as they boost capacityThe allotment for Mumbai Urban Transport Project MUTP was Rs 575 crore last year according to the railway officials The pink book released on Friday gave a breakup of detailed allocations for projects across India of which Maharashtra has got Rs 13539 crore including for various works on Central Railway Western Railway and the MUTPfor the expansion of the suburban network in MumbaildquoThis is the biggestever allocation for Maharashtra The allocation for railways was Rs 1171 crore between 2009 and 2014 This time the allocation is 11 times higher for a single year at Rs 13539 crorerdquo Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw saidUnion Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw during a press meet on Budget in Delhi on Friday PicPTIBesides various developmental and improvement works of railways including better passenger amenities station redevelopment and regular upgrades the ongoing MUTP projects are key to the cityrsquos railways as they boost capacity Of the Rs 1101 crore for MUTP Rs 150 crore is for MUTP2 Rs 1 crore for MUTP2C Rs 650 crore for MUTP3 and Rs 300 crore for MUTP3A While this amount has been allocated in the central budget an equal amount will come from the state budget to take the projects ahead since it is a joint ventureAlso Read Mumbai Western Railwayrsquos AC services being tweaked based on passenger dataldquoThere will be more project movement in 2023 MUTP will gain further momentum as the Ministry of Railways has allotted 9137 more funds in this Budget grant than last year We will strive hard to accelerate works where land acquisition is nearly complete and land acquisition process in MUTP3A projects will also be put in motion vigorouslyrdquo said Subhash Chand Gupta chairman and managing director of Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation MRVCOther allocations for MumbaigtgtKalyanKasara 3rd line of 68 km Rs 90 croregtgtPanvelKalamboli coaching terminus Phase1 stage1 R10 croregtgtCSMT extension of platforms 10 11 12 13 for 24 coaches R10 croreBridgesgtgtVikhroli road overbridge Rs 4 croregtgtDiva road overbridge Rs 5 croreNew linegtgtBelapurSeawoodUran Rs 20 croregtgtAhmedabadMumbai Bullet train Rs 19592 croreStatus of ongoing projects in the citygtgtPanvelKarjat new suburban line 3637 progressgtgtAiroliKalwa new corridor Rehab issue work less than 1037 progressgtgtVirarDahanu Road quadrupling 6037 progressgtgtMidsection trespass control 5037 progress work expected to be complete by 2024gtgtKurlaParel 5th6th lines 4037 progressWestern RailwaygtgtRs 1320 crore for raising the speed of the existing New DelhiMumbai route including VadodaraAhmedabad to 160 kmph200 kmphThis is mission to achieve a travel time of 12 hours between Delhi and MumbaigtgtBridge tunnel and approach works over Mumbai Suburban Section Rs 8 croregtgtMahimBandra constructionstrengthening of cast iron screw piles bridge no20 Rs 4 croregtgtEscalators at platforms 83 Rs 1188 croregtgtProvisionrebuilding of foot overbridges at Andheri Bandra Khar Road Malad Rs 157 croregtgtChurchgateVirar Replacement of existing FOBs at Santacruz Andheri Goregaon Malad Naigaon Nalasopara and Vasai Road Rs 103 croregtgtChurchgateVirar Providing FOBs at Grant Road Mahalakshmi Mahim Vile Parle Jogeshwari Borivli Dahisar Vasai Road Rs 628 croregtgtLifts 70 at stations Rs 444 croregtgtMajor upgradation of stations Rs 255 croregtgtAmrit Bharat Station scheme in Maharashtra Total 12 stations over WR suburbanProjects under MUTP2gtgt5th6th lines ParelKurlaDeadline is March 2025gtgt6th line Mumbai CentralBorivali deadline is March 2025Projects under MUTP3gtgtNew suburban PanvelKarjat AiroliKalwagtgtQuadrupling of Virar DahanugtgtTrespass control projects involving foot overbridgesProjects under MUTP3AgtgtBorivliVirar 5th 6th linesgtgtKalyanBadlapur 3rd 4th linesgtgtCSMT Harbour signal upgradegtgtHarbour extension GoregaonBorivligtgtKalyan yard remodellinggtgtKalyanAsangaon 4th linegtgt97 new stabling lines