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Vasai Road Terminus Construction Begins, Targeting March 2028 Opening
A new railway terminus is being built at Vasai Road.
Western Railway says construction work has started and major contracts have been awarded.
The project is expected to be ready by March 2028.
The railway says it is not currently behind schedule.
Workers have completed some dismantling and have built part of the new platform wall.
The plan also includes railway tracks, platforms, buildings, a skywalk and a foot overbridge.
The terminus is designed to handle 12 trains.
It is expected to give passengers in the surrounding region more railway capacity.
Western Railway says the ₹150.25-crore terminus project has entered execution, with construction underway.
The project is targeted for integrated commissioning by March 2028; the railway says there is currently no delay.
Work has begun on platform walls, the concrete apron, drainage and yard dismantling; 500 metres of the planned 1,200-metre platform wall are complete.
Contracts for civil, track, electrical, signalling and traction works were awarded in phases between March and September 2026.
Planned for 4.5 hectares on existing railway land, the terminus is designed to handle 12 trains.
- Who
- Western Railway is overseeing the project.
- What
- Construction of a ₹150.25-crore railway terminus at Vasai Road has entered the execution stage.
- Where
- On existing railway land at Vasai Road, in the Vasai-Virar and wider Palghar region.
- When
- The project was sanctioned in March 2025 and is targeted for integrated commissioning by March 2028.
- Why
- The facility is intended to add terminal capacity and improve passenger handling and operational flexibility amid rising demand.
Railway’s status
Project timeline
Schedule status
Railway’s status
Western Railway says there is currently no delay.
Project timeline
The project is still under construction, with integrated commissioning targeted for March 2028; the article presents no opposing assessment of the schedule.
Key facts
- Estimated project cost
- ₹150.25 crore
- Target commissioning
- March 2028
- Planned train capacity
- 12 trains
- Project area
- 4.5 hectares
- Infrastructure
- About 1.8 route km and 5.1 track km
- Platform wall progress
- 500 metres of 1,200 metres, around 41.6%
- Current financial-year outlay
- ₹15 crore
- Land
- The project is being developed entirely on existing railway land, with no land acquisition or transfer required.
Sources
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