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Mumbai: Borivali-Virar 5th, 6th lines project hits 30 per cent progress; completion targeted for 2029
Updated On: 16 August, 2026 01:09 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The project, sanctioned at a cost of Rs 2,184 crore, is a major capacity augmentation project on the Western Railway suburban corridor. The 26-km stretch between Borivali and Virar is being expanded to segregate long-distance trains from suburban local services

Relocation of railway structures at Dahisar, Mira Road, Bhayander, Naigaon, Nalasopara, and Vasai Road is either complete or at an advanced stage. FILE PIC
The Borivali-Virar 5th and 6th Lines Project under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project-IIIA (MUTP-IIIA) has achieved 30 per cent physical progress and is targeted for completion in 2029, the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation Ltd (MRVC) said on Sunday.
The project, sanctioned at a cost of Rs 2,184 crore, is a major capacity augmentation project on the Western Railway suburban corridor.




