Mumbai will soon be home to a new maintenance depot for the upcoming AC Vande Bharat sleeper trains, located between Jogeshwari and Ram Mandir railway stations. This depot will be the second of its kind after Wadi Bunder and will be built at a cost of ₹60 crore. The Western Railway...
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(WR) has allocated ₹20 lakh for the project in the interim budget and has begun the paperwork and documentation process. The depot will have separate washing lines for 10 trains and will be able to maintain the next-generation AC Sleeper Vande Bharat semi-high speed trains. In addition to the depot, a new coaching terminus will also be built at Jogeshwari at a cost of ₹69 crore, featuring a 600-meter long island platform with tracks on both sides. This terminus will accommodate 24-car trains and will cater to passengers taking long-distance trains to Gujarat, benefitting residents and travelers from areas like Borivali, Kandivali, Andheri, Vasai, and parts of the northwestern suburbs. This new facility will reduce the need for travelers to go to Mumbai Central, Dadar, and Bandra Terminus for long-distance journeys.