A Thane MP in a recent meeting with Central Railway officials pushed for speeding up the process to start work on the proposed station at Kopri between Thane and Mulund. Groundwork for the project, subject of talks since 2004, has not yet been laid. There has been a meeting to fast-track this effort, stated a report in this paper.

The proposed suburban railway station is to come up on the west side of the rail lines at a cost of Rs 119.31 crore, at the site of Thane Mental Hospital between Mulund and Thane.