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Mumbai Metro Line 6 Installs Three 110-Tonne Girders Over Western Railway, Finishes Early

The early finish in a tight rail block signals momentum toward opening.

Overview

  • MMRDA launched three 32-metre girders between Ram Mandir and Jogeshwari during an overnight Saturday–Sunday rail block that cleared 30 minutes ahead of schedule.
  • Teams used a 600-ton crane with 500-ton units, Hydras, JCBs, and tower wagons, with about 110 staff on site to lift and place the spans with precision.
  • The work happened over live Western Railway tracks, and officials said suburban services stayed largely unaffected because the operation ran inside a planned block.
  • Project progress now stands at roughly 88% complete, and one critical railway span was installed in 95 minutes within a 190-minute window, reflecting tighter execution.
  • Line 6 is a 14.5 km elevated east–west corridor with 13 stations linking areas from Lokhandwala to Vikhroli, with key tasks like railway crossings and the Kanjurmarg depot still due before commissioning.