The Western Railway’s (WR) longest skywalk from the Khar Road railway station to the close by Bandra Terminus has been opened for the passengers to succeed in the platforms to board trains simply. The skywalk spans 314 meters lengthy and is 4.4 meters huge. The platform connecting the 2 stations can also be related to the opposite platforms of Bandra Terminus Station. Western Railway’s famous that the skywalk will permit passengers to succeed in Bandra (T) immediately by deboarding at Khar station & taking south Foot Over Bridge.
Before the skywalk grew to become operational, the suburban prepare passengers needed to both get down at Bandra or Khar Railway Station to succeed in Bandra Terminus by strolling.
Media experiences recommend the development of the skywalk was carried out at a price of round Rs 14 crore. About 510 metric tons of structural metal, 240 cum of concrete, and 20 metric tons of reinforcement metal have been used for the mission.
The skywalk will assist join the varied foot over bridges (FOBs) of the railway station of the Bandra Terminus. A complete of seven such bridges have been commissioned within the Western railway’s suburban part between 2022-23, Sumit Thakur, Chief Public Relations Officer of the Western Railway had knowledgeable.
The WR has been working within the route to overtake many Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) and Road Over Bridges (ROBs) within the metropolis. According to a press launch issued by Western Railways, a brand new Foot Over Bridge (FOB) was commissioned at Bandra railway station on the south aspect in October final 12 months connecting all of the station platforms, i.e Platform Number 1 to Platform Number 7. Two extra Foot Over Bridges has been commissioned at Bandra and Khar Road railway stations within the metropolis of Mumbai, for the security and comfort of passengers.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”