WR to soon start additional services for BKC office-goers

MUMBAI: Owing to an increase in the number of people travelling to Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) every day for work, the Western Railway (WR) is planning to expand its services that will start or end at the Bandra station.

Officials say this initiative will not only help manage the crowd well but also provide more train options during peak hours.

“There is a notable shift in the office crowd going to Bandra, and Andheri areas rather than Churchgate for work. Looking at this trend, we are working towards providing more services till Bandra from Virar, Andheri and Borivali areas and vice versa,” said Ashok Kumar Mishra, general manager, WR, who also added that this will lead to better crowd management. WR will soon release a tender for Jogeshwari Terminus, which is mainly for outstation trains that will terminate or start from Jogeshwari. The terminus will be located between Ram Mandir and the current Jogesh

Pwari station. This is the 7th such terminus in the city, “The construction of this terminus is estimalad mated to cost ₹70 crore and will have one full-length island platform. The drone survey is completed and the total station survey is in progress along with the tendering process. Currently, the site is undergoing an engineering scale plan,” added Mishra.

This terminus will ease crowds at Mumbai Central and trains can terminate at Jogeshwari. Moreover, as the laying of the 5th and 6th line between Borivali and Mumbai Central station is nearing completion, it will increase 25% of train services on this route.

There is a notable shift in the office crowd going to Bandra, rather than Churchgate for work ASHOK KUMAR MISHRA, general manager, WR