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WR Locals Delayed as Sleepers Get Upgrade
Hindustan Times Mumbai
|January 01, 2025
The New Sleepers Have a Depth of 230 mm While the Existing Ones Are 160 mm Deep. They Are Also 25% Heavier Than Existing Ones
MUMBAI: Commuters on the Western Railway will find the answer to ongoing delays in suburban services in the sparkling white cement-concrete sleepers being laid along the tracks between Andheri and Borivali stations. These new sleepers, sturdier and embedded deeper than the previous ones, will enable a smoother and quicker ride.
The railway said this is part of an initiative to replace the sleepers along the entire length of track from Churchgate to Virar, and eventually along the Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Delhi route.
This story is from the January 01, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Mumbai.
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