In the next five years, Mumbai’s suburban railway will undergo a major upgrade with new corridors, lines, and stations — including the Virar–Dahanu 3rd and 4th lines, Borivali-Virar and Kalyan-Kasara corridors, and the Karjat-Panvel link. Along with these projects will come additional stations and car sheds. But there’s one looming question railway authorities are struggling to answer: where will all the new trains park?

As the city’s population grows and demand for more services soars, existing stabling facilities are already stretched. With ambitious expansion plans underway, both Western Railway (WR) and Central Railway (CR) are scouting for land outside Mumbai to accommodate the surge in new rakes.

The parking crunch