The distance between Mumbai – Uran has been reduced by about a significant 40% to 50%, reveals a railway statement. The Indian Railways’ Central Railway zone has accomplished a major infrastructure work by fully constructing the leftover 14.60Km Kharkopar – Uran line of the 27 km Belapur – Seawoods – Uran project. Uran is a coastal town which is located in the Raigad district of Maharashtra.

The Construction Department of Central Railway has sped up this project, which in turn will enable railways to complete this important accessibility of rail route from Mumbai to Jawaharlal Nehru Port.

Along with providing ease in travel time for the passengers from Mumbai to JNPT and Uran, the completion of this rail route will further facilitate them to reach the new emerging Airport at Navi Mumbai. The Belapur – Seawoods – Uran railway line is the fourth corridor of the Central Railway Mumbai suburban network.

The route will include 5 stations, 2 major bridges, 41 minor bridges, 2 Road Under Bridges(RUBs) and 4 Road Over Bridges(ROBs).

The work performed during the lockdown/ unlock period and the available gap in the monsoon rains will certainly help to recoup the time lost for construction activities due to lockdown. 4.479-hectare land (majority forest land) is yet to be arranged by CIDCO between Chainage 8 km to Chainage 11 km.

Indian Railways is carrying out the Kharkopar – Uran new line construction work is in progress at various sites with the help of construction machinery like, pile boring machines, concrete placer booms, transit mixers, trippers, JCBs, Hydras, Poclains, Hydraulic Jacks etc.

Currently, major constructions which are under progress are – superstructure work of cover over platform at Rajanpada station, foundation and sub-structure work at Nhava-Sheva, Dronagiri and Uran stations, sub-way work at Uran, bridge foundation work at Chainage 10975, stressing and lowering of U-Girder at bridge 7982.