Archive · 18 Sep 2026
Indian Railways Approves Maharashtra Projects to Boost Train Operations
Indian Railways approved two projects to improve train services in Maharashtra.
Together, the projects are worth Rs 990 crore.
The article gives details about one of them.
That project will add a second track between Chouk and Karjat.
The section is 10.86 kilometres long and currently has only one track.
A second track should allow more passenger and freight trains to run.
It may add five passenger trains in each direction every day.
It is also expected to support 18.35 million tonnes of additional freight each year and reduce delays for freight trains.
Indian Railways approved two Maharashtra rail infrastructure projects valued at Rs 990 crore.
One project involves doubling the 10.86-kilometre Chouk–Karjat section of Central Railway.
The Chouk–Karjat doubling project is estimated to cost Rs 497 crore.
The project is intended to improve passenger and freight train movement on the Panvel–Chouk–Karjat route.
Once completed, it is expected to enable five additional passenger trains in each direction daily and handle 18.35 million tonnes of extra freight annually.
- Who
- Indian Railways and Central Railway.
- What
- Approval was given for two Maharashtra rail projects, including the Rs 497-crore doubling of the 10.86-kilometre Chouk–Karjat section.
- Where
- Maharashtra, on the Panvel–Chouk–Karjat route.
- Why
- To increase rail capacity, improve passenger and freight train operations, support additional freight traffic, and reduce freight-train detention.
- Total approved investment
- Rs 990 crore for two projects in Maharashtra
- Detailed project
- Doubling of the Chouk–Karjat railway section
- Project cost
- Rs 497 crore
- Section length
- 10.86 kilometres
- Current infrastructure
- A single-line stretch on the Panvel–Chouk–Karjat route
- Expected passenger capacity
- Five additional passenger trains in each direction daily
- Expected freight capacity
- 18.35 million tonnes of additional freight traffic annually