Shiv Sena's pet project, a new suburban railway station at Kopri, is all set to get rolling. Officials said the general administrative drawings of the project, worth Rs 119.31 crore, have been approved by the Railways and the state government. Once the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) hands over a 12.35-acre plot and Rs 29.83 crore to the Railways, work on the station will start.

The project, which has been approved under the Centre's Smart City initiative, has been in the talks since 2004. However, according to sources, if everything goes as planned, the station would be ready in the next three years.