Two new platforms at Mumbra station, two new creek bridges, an incline, as well as the line till Diva station will be functional from this Monday. The two new platforms will be numbered platform one and two and will be used for slow trains. While the platforms are being prepared with all advanced amenities as per standard practice, local commuters pointed to the absence of escalators.

mid-day visited the station and found that preparations for installing passenger amenities such as tubelights, station indicators and markings and signage were on in full swing. “The new Mumbra platforms will lead to changes in the station’s layout. The existing platform one will become platform three, the existing platform two will become platform four and both these old platforms will now be used for fast trains. The two new platforms will become platform one and platform two and will facilitate slow trains,” a senior official said.