Mumbai 6th Railway Line Project: Bandra Set For New Platform 8 As Garib Nagar Rehab Nears Completion
Mumbai: The Western Railway is preparing to construct a new home platform at Bandra station as part of the long-pending Mumbai Central-Borivali sixth railway line project. The proposed Platform 8, on the eastern side of Bandra station, will be connected to the sixth line and is expected to become an important component of the project’s final connectivity. The construction has been held up by the…
Mumbai's Western Railway is set to build a new home platform at Bandra station as part of the ongoing Mumbai Central-Borivali sixth railway line project. The new Platform 8 will be constructed on the eastern side of Bandra station and will connect to the sixth line, becoming a crucial piece of the project's final connectivity. The project's progress has been delayed while affected residents from the nearby Garib Nagar area are being resettled.
Out of around 100 eligible occupants identified, 94 have already been relocated, with the remaining cases being processed. Once completed, the structures at the site will be removed, allowing for construction of the new platform alongside the existing Platform 7. The addition of Platform 8 will increase Bandra station's total number of platforms to eight, taking it from seven.
This development is significant as the sixth line requires changes to several existing railway structures, particularly at the Dadar-Khar Road section where the reconstruction of the Bandra-Khar railway flyover is planned. The project aims to minimize disruption to Harbour line services and is expected to be completed by March 2029 for the 5.69-km stretch between Mumbai Central and Dadar, and by December 2029 for the 7.64-km stretch between Dadar and Khar Road.
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