The first stretch of the massive Diva-Thane rail bridge was successfully pushed in place on Sunday night, and with this the project is halfway done. Now, the next phase is scheduled for March 21.

The completion of this line will bring a sea-change in the rail traffic of Mumbai’s Central Railway. It will lead to an increase in locals, and completely segregate the outstation mail/express trains between Kalyan and Kurla. The fast local trains will then get a dedicated path. New platforms have been built at Kalwa and Mumbra stations.