Western Railway and the Palghar collectorate are acquiring land for the construction of two new lines between Borivali and Virar on the Western Railway corridor. This project, estimated at ₹2,184.02 crore, aims to alleviate congestion on the existing line, leaving it dedicated for suburban trains. Construction is underway with tenders...
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awarded for bridge construction, foot over bridges, and station buildings. The project is anticipated to be completed by December 2027.

On Tuesday evening at 5 pm, a goods train travelling from Gujarat to Mumbai derailed near Palghar station on the Western Railway. The derailment occurred due to a broken rail, causing some wagons to derail. While there were no casualties, the incident severely disrupted train services on the Western Railway. The...
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derailment damaged the tracks on platforms 2 and 3, leading to the suspension of services on both tracks. The overhead wires and pillars were also damaged, which could delay repairs. The train began to derail at point 117 near the Gujarat side of the platform. It is believed that the derailment could have caused significant casualties if the wagons and the iron coils they were carrying had fallen onto platform 2, where passengers were waiting for local trains headed towards Mumbai. The incident disrupted train services on platform 2 due to track damage and on platform 3 due to the derailed wagons and iron coils. Services on both platforms were suspended. The resumption of Mumbai-bound train services was expected to take over 24 hours. A team of officials and staff from Bandra arrived at the site with a Self-Propelled Auxiliary Tool Van about an hour and a half after the incident. Due to the lack of alternative arrangements, passengers had to rely on whatever transport they could find, even though an hour and a half had passed since the incident. All local trains heading towards Dahanu were halted indefinitely. The ST department arranged for buses to Nalasopara, Kelwe, and Boisar. The police superintendent of Palghar, Balasaherb Patil, and the inspector, Anant Parad, visited the site. All train services in the direction of Mumbai and Gujarat were completely halted for two hours before announcements were made. Passengers were advised to use ST buses or private vehicles as there were no arrangements for travel in the direction of Virar. Two hours later, arrangements were made for passengers travelling towards Gujarat, with the Virar-Surat shuttle leaving from platform 1 at 6:45 pm and the Ghazipur-Bandra express stopping at Dahanu from Virar station at 7:15 pm. The August Kranti Rajdhani Express and the Jaipur Express departed from platform 1 of Palghar station at 6:30 pm towards Gujarat.

On Tuesday evening, six wagons of a goods train derailed at Palghar yard in Maharashtra, causing disruptions to Mumbai-bound trains from Gujarat and local train services. Several local trains were either short-terminated or cancelled. Affected trains included the 09160 Valsad-Bandra Terminus Spl, 09186 Kanpur-Mumbai Central Exp, 09056 Udhna-Bandra Terminus...
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Exp, 12936 Surat-Bandra Terminus Exp, 19426 Nandurbar – Borivali Exp, 19102 Surat-Virar Express, and 09180 Surat-Virar Exp. All down trains were cancelled on May 28, including those between Dahanu Road and Virar/Churchgate. Help desks were set up in Vapi (022 676 49545) and Surat (022 676 41204, 0261 2401797). Restoration work is underway.

A goods train derailed at Palghar yard in Maharashtra on Tuesday evening, disrupting traffic for Mumbai-bound trains from Gujarat and affecting the local rail network. All down trains were cancelled on May 28th. Several trains were short-terminated including the 09160 Valsad-Bandra Terminus Spl, 09186 Kanpur-Mumbai Central Exp, 09056 Udhna-Bandra Terminus...
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Exp, 12936 Surat-Bandra Terminus Exp, 19426 Nandurbar – Borivali Exp, 19102 Surat-Virar Express, and 09180 Surat-Virar Exp. Specific local trains were also cancelled or short-terminated. Restoration work is underway.