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Maharashtra orders diversion of 4.985 ha forest land for Boisar goods siding yard
Boisar, Maharashtra16 Sept 2026
The Maharashtra government issued an order diverting 4.985 hectares (about 12.32 acres) of forest land for a proposed goods siding yard at Boisar railway station under MRVC’s Mumbai Urban Transport Project-3 (MUTP-3). The diversion clears a key hurdle for shifting the existing western goods yard, which is cited as an obstacle to Western Railway line quadrupling plans.
Why it matters
Clearing the forest land diversion is a prerequisite for relocating the goods yard, which the article says would enable progress on the planned quadrupling of the Western Railway line near Boisar.
Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MRVC)Government of Maharashtra