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You will soon be able to board from Thane the 32 long-distance trains originating and terminating from Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) every day.
    Besides these 32, as many as 87 long-distance trains have already been provided halt at Thane, while around 18 services have to take double halt as the existing platform is not able to accommodate 24-coach trains. These services halt at platform no 7 and 8. Central Railway has also drawn up plans to extend platform no. 5 and 6 to accommodate 24-coach trains.
    Due to demands from elected representatives, the railways had provided halts to 9 pairs of trains at Thane in June year.
    A CR official said, “We aim to provide halt to at least two to three long distance trains from LTT. The halt for the remaining services will be provided in a gradual manner within the next one year.”
    Providing halt at Thane will serve a dual purpose. The official said, “As many as 9,000 platform tickets are sold at LTT every day. We plan to bring down this figure to the minimal. This will happen once we start providing halt to long-distance trains at Thane, which offers better connectivity compared to LTT.”
    Long distance commuters from any part of Mumbai and Navi Mumbai can find it more convenient to board a train from Thane. The official further said, “All trains from LTT will be provided halt at Thane station once the two new foot-overbridges are thrown open to commuters.”
    Work on building one FOB at the centre of the platform has already begun. . The 12-m wide FOB is partially funded by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority. The Rs 4.5-crore FOB is likely to be opened to commuters by March 2013.
    Another 6-m wide FOB is coming up at Kalyan-end. At present, there are four FOBs at Thane.
Reservation on demand T he Central Railway will soon initiate a ‘Reservation on Demand’ scheme on an experimental basis in 14 long-distance trains, which includes Madgaon Janshatabdi Express, Deccan Express, Sevagram Express, Dadar-Shirdi Express, etc.
    Under the scheme, if an additional coach is attached, Central Railway will first clear the Tatkal waitlisted passengers. Then the balance seats in the additional coach attached will be allotted on the platform to waitlisted passengers. TNN