Archive · 30 Sep 2025
Seven New Stations Planned on Virar-Dahanu Railway Line
The Mumbai railway is expanding!
They're building seven new train stations along the Virar-Dahanu route to make train travel easier for a lot of people.
This project, costing a lot of money, will add more trains, making it easier to get between Virar and Dahanu and also between Churchgate and Dahanu.
The new stations will be added on the 64-km line.
This is meant to help the many people who travel on these routes every day and the project is expected to be done by June 2027.
Western Railway is adding 7 new stations to the Virar-Dahanu line.
The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) is undertaking the four-laning project.
The project is estimated to cost Rs 3,578 crore.
The line is expected to be operational by June 2027.
The project aims to reduce congestion and increase train services.
- Who
- Western Railway, Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC)
- What
- Building seven new stations on the Virar-Dahanu railway line.
- When
- Projected to be operational by June 2027.
- Where
- Virar-Dahanu railway line in Mumbai.
- Why
- To ease congestion and increase train services.
- Project
- Four-laning of the Virar-Dahanu railway line
- New Stations
- 7
- Estimated Cost
- Rs 3,578 crore
- Expected Completion
- June 2027
- Current Daily Passengers (Virar)
- Approx. 5.8 lakh
- Current Daily Passengers (Dahanu)
- Approx. 2.6 lakh