The Central Railway has begun work on the expansion of platform No. 1-2 at Dadar which had been getting overcrowded during peak hours, making it extremely difficult for the Government Railway Police (GRP) to manage the flow of people. mid-day had reported on the decision to widen the platforms in March. “Work has now begun on the widening and tracks of platform number two have been removed.

The space taken up by the tracks will be used to widen the existing platform. At present, the length of the platform is 270 metres and the width is 7 metres. An additional width of 3.5 metres will be added, making the platform 10.5 metres wide,” an official said, adding that the plan is to complete the work in two months starting September 15, when the work began. The project cost is estimated at Rs 1 crore.