South Mumbai to get its first new rail corridor in 100 years

Over 700 structures will make way for ambitious plan to build new tracks for 17.5 km, which is expected to double CR’s capacity when complete

For the first time after quadrupling the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT)-Thane railway a century ago, an ambitious plan to build a new 17.5-km rail corridor all the way to CSMT in south Mumbai has called for land acquisition and demolition of over 700 structures, railway buildings, rebuilding structures and even diverting the old harbor line to P D’Mello Road.