Churchgate – Dahanu train service from June 2010
By Ram Parmar, Mumbai Mirror, December 09th, 2009.

The Churchgate – Dahanu EMU train service that was slated to be launched in July 2007 will finally be flagged off in June 2010. This was confirmed by R N Verma, General Manager, Western Railway (WR), while reviewing the project on Tuesday. The new service will use 12 – coach rakes.

Verma inspected the under construction foot – overbridges at Vaitarna and Dahanu and carshed at Virar and said that the widening of tracks between Virar and Vaitarna would accommodate the 12 – coach EMU rakes.

Additional lines are also being laid at stations between Virar and Dahanu. “Due to delay in tendering and execution of civil, electrical and other allied works and shortage of new rakes being manufactured at the Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Perambur, the project has been delayed by two years,” informed Verma.
Earlier, a delegation led by Baliram Jadhav, Palghar MP had met Verma to demand speeding up of the project.

Verma was accompanied by C P Sharma, Divisional Railway Manager, WR, S Mathur, Addl DRM, A K Malhotra, Chief Electrical Manager, WR, P C Sehgal, MD, Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation and other senior officials on Tuesday.

Foot - overbridge being built at Dahanu Station

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