New DelhiPrime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate two additional railway lines connecting Thane and Diva to the nation through video conferencing on Friday. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) gave this information.
The PMO said that the Prime Minister will also flag off two suburban trains of Mumbai Suburban Railway. After this, his address will also be given on this occasion. Modi will dedicate two additional railway lines connecting Thane and Diva to the nation through video conference on February 18 at 4.30 pm, the statement said. According to the statement, Kalyan is the main junction of the Central Railway. Traffic coming from northern and southern part of the country connects at Kalyan and heads towards Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSTM).
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Of the four rail routes between Kalyan and CSTM, two tracks were used for slow local trains and two tracks for fast local, mail express and goods trains. Two additional lines were planned to separate suburban and long-distance trains.
Two additional rail lines connecting Thane and Diva have been built at a cost of about Rs 620 crore and include a 1.4-km long rail flyover, three major bridges, 21 minor bridges, the statement said. These lines will largely remove the disruption of long distance train traffic as well as suburban train traffic in Mumbai. With this, 36 new suburban trains will also be run in the city.