49 local train services will be run between Goregaon and CSMT

Commuters travelling from Goregaon to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminals (CSMT) did not had to change train from Andheri, as 49 local train services were made run on April 1 on the new Goregaon-Andheri harbour line extension.

A senior railway official said commuters travelling to CSMT from suburbs beyond Andheri, can take a train from Goregaon station. The Andheri-Goregaon Harbour line extension was inaugurated by union railway minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday. Goyal also announced that Railways plans to extend the Harbour line to Borivali station. However, commuters will not be able to take a train on the Harbour line between Goregaon and Panvel as of now. This is because Central Railway is planning to start the operations to Navi Mumbai from Goregaon in the second phase, which is likely to start within a month. “We are working on schedule and will introduce the local trains on the Harbour line in western between Goregaon and Panvel in the second phase,” said SK Jain, divisional railway manager, central railway.

The 5.12 kilometre-extension from Andheri to Goregaon was delayed by four years. It was completed at a cost of Rs214 crore. The extension is expected to decongest Andheri railway station, as commuters from Jogeshwari, Goregaon, Malad and Kandivali would board a train to CSMT from Andheri station previously.