Andheri-Goregaon harbour line in Mumbai inaugurated

The long wait of rail commuters to board a train on the harbour line from Andheri to Goregaon ended with the inaugural run train service.Railway Minister Piyush Goyal inaugurated the Andheri-Goregaon harbour line at an event held at the Goregaon station tonight.

Forty-nine regular services will start daily on the 5.12 km line from April 1, railway officials said.

"The harbour line will be further extended till Borivali," Goyal said,



adding the Union government has undertaken Rs 54,777 crore-worth projects for improving the railway infrastructure in Mumbai.

The event, which was delayed by over two hours, started after Goyal's arrival at the station around 9 pm.

Goyal, who flagged off the inaugural train at 10.08 pm, said he was stuck at the Mumbai airport for some 45 minutes as the aerobridge could not dock into the plane.