Maharashtra govt begins acquiring land for more rail tracks between Kalyan, Badlapur

THE Maharashtra government has begun work for land acquisition for the third and fourth track between Kalyan junction and Badlapur station on the Central Railway. The addition of tracks is expected to streamline and increase the capacity on suburban trains.

The total land required is 13.62 hectares of which 10.45 hectares is private and 3.16 hectares is government land. Recently, the Thane collectorate published a notice to acquire the last 6.26 hectares of land between Kalyan and Badlapur.

The project is being executed by Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) and its spokesperson said the land acquisition proposal has been submitted to the state government and provisional award has been declared.