Railway minister Piyush Goyal, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis during the inauguration of Elphinstone bridge in Mumbai. Photo: PTIMumbai: Five months after 23 people died in a stampede at suburban Elphinstone Road railway station, a new foot over bridge constructed by the Indian Army was thrown open to the public on Tuesday. The new Elphinstone Road bridge, spanning over the Central and Western Railway tracks, connects Central Railway’s Parel station on the east side and Phoolwali lane outside the Elphinstone Road station on the west side. The bridge at Elphinstone Road station is 70-metre-long. The FOB at Currey Road station is 30 metres in length and the one in Ambivli is 20-metre-long.

Source: Mint February 27, 2018 14:40 UTC