Archive · 11 Sep 2026
MRVC Plans All-Weather Subways at Mumbai Trespassing Hotspots
Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation wants to build special underground crossings near railway tracks.
These crossings would help people avoid walking directly across the tracks.
The plan follows the successful opening of an all-weather subway near Bhiwandi Road.
Three possible locations have been named, while a fourth has not yet been announced.
The crossings are meant to make travel safer and reduce deaths caused by trespassing.
The Bhiwandi subway was built underneath seven working railway lines without stopping train operations.
It has waterproofing, lighting, ventilation and drainage.
MRVC still needs to study the locations and finalize the designs.
Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation plans all-weather subways at three or four trespassing-prone locations.
The identified stretches are Thane-Dighe, Sanpada carshed and Titwala-Khadavli; a fourth site remains unspecified.
The facilities are intended to provide safer track crossings and reduce trespassing-related fatalities.
The Bhiwandi Road subway was built beneath seven operational railway lines using hydraulic pushing technology.
The proposed subways remain at the planning stage, with designs, dimensions and execution plans yet to be finalized.
- Who
- The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC).
- What
- It is planning all-weather subways at three or four railway stretches vulnerable to trespassing and fatalities.
- When
- After commissioning an all-weather subway near Bhiwandi Road; the new projects are currently at the planning stage.
- Where
- Proposed locations include Thane-Dighe, Sanpada carshed and Titwala-Khadavli.
- Why
- To provide safer alternatives to crossing railway tracks, reduce trespassing-related deaths and improve local connectivity.
- Planning agency
- Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation
- Identified locations
- Thane-Dighe, Sanpada carshed and Titwala-Khadavli
- Number of proposed facilities
- Three to four; the fourth location has not been specified
- Reference project
- An all-weather subway near Bhiwandi Road
- Construction method
- Four precast reinforced concrete segments were pushed beneath live tracks using hydraulic technology
- Tracks crossed
- Seven operational railway lines
- Facilities included
- Waterproofing, protective membranes, covered approaches, lighting, ventilation and drainage