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Sion Railway Over Bridge Second Girder Launch Set, Opening Delayed

Sion Railway Over Bridge Second Girder Launch Set, Opening Delayed
Mumbai Infra Update: Sion Railway Over Bridge Second Girder Set For August 8-9 Midnight Launch, Opening Delayed Until End-September · freepressjournal.in

In Mumbai, there is a very old bridge called the Sion Railway Over Bridge.

It goes over train tracks, so people use it to drive from one side to the other.

The bridge has been closed since August 2024, which makes travel hard for many people.

Workers are rebuilding it using big steel parts called girders.

The first steel girder was put in place on June 22.

A second steel girder will be put in place during the night of August 8 and 9, when trains are stopped for a little while.

After that, there is still about 45 days of work left.

So the bridge will probably open to cars and buses at the end of September.

That is later than the first plan, which was August 15.

The city government and the railway are working together to finish the bridge and help commuters.

Key facts

Project
Sion Railway Over Bridge reconstruction
Second girder launch
Midnight of August 8-9, 2026
Expected opening
End of September 2026
Original deadline
August 15, 2026
Bridge closed since
August 2024
Project cost
Nearly Rs 50 crore (up from Rs 42.8 crore)
Executing agencies
BMC and Central Railway
Context
Fifth- and sixth-line work between CSMT and Kurla

Quotes

Central Railway (CR) representative

Representative of Central Railway

“Once the second girder is launched, work on the eastern approach can begin. After the remaining works are completed, the bridge is expected to open to traffic by the end of September.”
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“A special traffic and power block between Sion and Matunga stations will be in effect from midnight August 8-9 to facilitate the launch.”
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Rajshree Shirwadkar

BJP corporator from Sion

“The bridge is crucial as traffic from the western suburbs adds to congestion on Dadar and Sion Hospital Road. Even opening one carriageway would provide relief. The authorities have assured us that the bridge will be opened to traffic next month.”
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