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Karjat-Panvel Local Update: 1.5-hour journey will now be completed in just 40 minutes
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News18•18-10-2026, 10:35
Karjat-Panvel Local Update: 1.5-hour journey will now be completed in just 40 minutes
- •99 percent of the work on the 29.6-kilometer Panvel-Karjat suburban railway corridor connecting Navi Mumbai and Raigad has been completed.
- •The Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation has set a target to complete the remaining work by December 2026.
- •This Rs 2,782 crore project will reduce passenger travel time from 1.5 hours to directly 40 minutes.
- •Five major stations including Panvel, Chikhale, Poyanje, Chowk, and Karjat have been built along this route.
- •Major civil works, tunneling, and 68.7 kilometers of track linking have already been successfully finished.
Key Questions Answered
The 29.6-kilometer Panvel-Karjat suburban railway corridor is being built at a cost of Rs 2,782 crore, with the Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) targeting completion of the remaining work by December 2026.
The ambitious double-railway line project will cut down the travel time between Panvel and Karjat from 1.5 hours down to just 40 minutes.
The 29.9-kilometer railway line features five major stations, namely Panvel, Chikhale, Poyanje (Mohape), Chowk, and Karjat.
