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Western Railway's long-awaited Jogeshwari terminus, Mumbai's fourth long-distance rail terminus, is expected to commence Phase I operations by June 2026, with the full facility scheduled for completion by March 2027. The INR 76.48 crore project, being developed at the existing auxiliary terminal yard in Jogeshwari East, was originally slated for completion in December 2024 but faced repeated delays owing to contractor changes, land acquisition challenges, and administrative hurdles. Once fully operational, the terminus is projected to handle up to 24 long-distance trains daily, significantly easing congestion at Dadar, Bandra, and Mumbai Central.
Western Railway is preparing to commission the Jogeshwari terminus as Mumbai's fourth long-distance railway terminus, with Phase I expected to become operational by June 2026 following years of construction delays that pushed the project well past its original December 2024 deadline.
The terminus is being developed at the existing auxiliary terminal yard in Jogeshwari East, situated between Ram Mandir and Jogeshwari stations, on land that previously housed a railway-operated cement warehouse. The facility, estimated to cost INR 76.48 crore, is currently used only for stabling trains and does not handle any passenger services. Its conversion into a fully functional passenger terminus is a central component of Western Railway's strategy to redistribute long-distance train traffic away from heavily congested stations in South and Central Mumbai.
The project originally missed its December 2024 target owing to a combination of site-related constraints, changes in contractors, and administrative delays. Western Railway subsequently revised its timelines, setting June 2026 as the target for Phase I commissioning and March 2027 for full completion. Officials have directed contractors to accelerate work, with a target of completing 70 to 75 per cent of civil works by the end of March 2026.
Under Phase I, Western Railway has approved a coaching terminal with two passenger platforms — one on the station side and another positioned between tracks — allowing three long-distance trains to operate simultaneously. The island platform, a space-saving design that permits trains to arrive from either side, is 600 metres long and 12 metres wide, dimensioned to accommodate 24-coach trains. The terminus will also be equipped with two berthing lines, a Power Run Down line for shunting movements, and coach watering facilities. Upon Phase I commissioning, the terminus is expected to handle 12 pairs of long-distance trains each day.
Phase II, approved under Western Railway's 2024–25 umbrella plan, will add a third passenger platform, two additional tracks, a pit line, and a shunting neck — infrastructure upgrades intended to enable smoother operations and greater daily capacity. Upon completion of both phases, the Jogeshwari terminus is expected to handle up to 24 long-distance trains daily.
The terminus's location in Jogeshwari East offers connectivity to the Jogeshwari–Vikhroli Link Road and Mumbai Metro lines, positioning it as a multi-modal hub for both long-distance travellers and daily commuters from the western and eastern suburbs. Railway passenger groups have broadly welcomed the development, though concerns have been raised about scheduling. Subhash Gupta, president of the Railway Passenger Association, noted that simultaneous arrivals and departures could cause overcrowding, particularly for passengers travelling with luggage during peak hours — a challenge that railway officials will need to address through careful train scheduling before commissioning.
The Jogeshwari terminus will join Bandra Terminus, Mumbai Central, and Dadar as the city's major long-distance rail hubs on the Western Railway corridor.
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