Dear Friends,
Mumbai Suburban Railways, World Class International Metro & RTI
Part - I
Every day lakhs of Mumbaikars commute inhumanly in overcrowded trains, wherein almost 4700 passengers travel against the rated capacity of 1800 passengers in a 9 car rake. To alleviate this problem, the passenger carrying capacity of the Mumbai Suburban Railway needs to be increased.
Following are some of the ways to increase the passenger carrying capacity of the Mumbai Suburban Railway:
Expand Horizontally: One way to do this would be to expand horizontally by acquiring more ground level property adjacent to existing railway tracks, lay fresh additional tracks and thereby increase the passenger carrying capacity. But acquiring property is a big constraint in any Metro City across the world, and Mumbai City is no different, hence, it would be an extremely difficult and expensive proposition.
Expand Vertically: Another way would be to expand vertically by introducing an elevated railway corridor above the existing railway tracks. Given that there are property constraints in a Metro City, expanding vertically may be relatively more feasible than expanding horizontally, but the cost of investing in a vertical infrastructure would be extremely high.
Tweak & Optimize existing Infrastructure: Ideally, before engaging in the most difficult (if not impossible)task of acquiring property beside the railway tracks to expand horizontally or investing heavily in a vertical expansion, the existing available infrastructure should be optimized to the maximum.
Q: So is there a Scope for augmenting the capacity of Mumbai Suburban Railway by optimizing the use of existing tracks & basic infrastructure?
Ans: Yes Very Much.
To be Continued .....
Best Regards,
Sunil.
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