Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Announces New East-West Rail Corridor To Connect Unserved Areas Of Maharashtra
Mumbai, Sep 3: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said a new east-west rail corridor announced in the budget is being designed to connect several unserved areas of Maharashtra and provide a major impetus to industrial and rural development in the state. Addressing a function here via video link from Delhi to flag off the new CSMT-Sawantwadi Road Express, Vaishnaw said the proposed…
Mumbai, September 3 - Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a new east-west rail corridor during a video address from Delhi, aimed at connecting previously unserved areas of Maharashtra and boosting industrial and rural development. The corridor, which will run between Surat and Dankuni, will feature dedicated freight and passenger services, as well as connectivity to western Maharashtra and Nashik.
The new railway line is part of a broader plan to strengthen Maharashtra's industrial infrastructure, which already includes completed eastern and western Dedicated Freight Corridors. Vaishnaw also highlighted plans to expand Mumbai's suburban railway network, with an additional 10 percent increase in services and the production of 28 new AC local trains by 2027.
The minister also spoke about the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project, with two tunnel boring machines currently working on the undersea tunnel section, with the first section expected to open in 2027. Special trains will be operated during the Ganesh festival to accommodate increased travel demand.
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