Bldg to make way for more 15-car trains

The "abandoned" sign on a ground-plus-three storey building at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) spells good news for commuters on the Central Railway (CR).

- Shashank Rao

increasing the carrying capacity of each train service by 25%. These platforms currently accommodate 12-car trains. "Once the building is razed, tracks will be shifted and platforms extended," said a railway official. "The office space and technical set-up for the signalling system inside this building has been shifted to a location at the end of platform 18, at the CSMT terminus," he added. The project has received the necessary clearances but a tender is yet to be floated for the demolition. "After the building is razed, we will be able to extend platforms 5 and 6 to accommodate 15-car trains. As a result, there will be three platforms at CSMT that can accommodate 15-car trains. All of th