Railways to dismantle foot overbridges at Bhandup, Kurla, Vikhroli, Diva, Kalyan stations in Mumbai

The Central Railway has decided to dismantle foot overbridges (FOBs) at Bhandup, Kurla, Vikhroli, Diva and Kalyan junction stations in Mumbai days after a foot overbridge collapsed near the CST station that claimed lives of six people. The Central Railways had floated a  tender to distmantle the foot overbridges earlier.

On March 15, civic body authorities brought down the remaining part of the CST FOB, a major portion of which had collapsed on March 14 evening. Civic officials, however, did not dismantle the ramp of the bridge on the Times of India building side, indicating a new bridge may be built for the convenience of passengers.

The ill-fated bridge in South Mumbai connected the area near the Times of India building with the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) station.