Mumbai: Central Railway to run four special suburban services on New Year Eve

The Central Railways Mumbai divisionon Tuesday said that it will run special suburban services on New Year Eve on 31122023 to 01012024 midnight for the benefit of passengersThe Central Railway in an official statement said that the following trains have been arranged for the passengersMain LineSpecial train will depart Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 0130 hrs and arrive Kalyan at 0300 hrsSpecial train will depart Kalyan at 0130 hrs and arrive Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 0300 hrsHarbour LineSpecial train will depart Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 0130 hrs and arrive Panvel at 0250 hrsSpecial train will depart Panvel at 0130 hrs and arrive Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus at 0250 hrsThe Central Railway said that all these specials will halt at all stationsThe passengers are requested to follow Covid appropriate behaviour for theirs and others safety the Central Railway saidMeanwhile with the completion of the busy Dadar platform widening the next step is to convert the fast train platforms 1011 into a double discharge platform This will allow commuters to board local trains from either side easing congestion on the existing platform The goal is to optimise existing resources for maximum efficiency Following a series of articles by midday highlighting the railway polices struggle in managing crowds at the narrow slow line platforms in Central Railway Dadar CRs Mumbai Divisional Railway Manager DRM Rajneesh Goyal not only promised to widen the platform but also devised a master plan to expand the station creating more space for passengers including additional platformsNow that the widening of the slow line platform is complete the next project at Dadar station is to convert platform 10 into a double discharge platform Planning has begun with the Central Railway initiating work orders for the project aimed at significantly reducing congestion on the existing singlesided platform 10 said a senior officialThe plan involves converting the current Dadar platform 10 into a double discharge platform redistributing the crowd where Kalyanbound fast local trains and express trains departing from Mumbai currently halt Once the opposite platform opens to the public commuters can board from either side Currently the platform is fenced on one side The initial step involves realigning existing utilities like footbridge ramps canteens railway structures and staircases Following this overhead wires and tracks will be realigned The project cost thus far stands at Rs 188 crore he explained