2 escalators by 'month-end' at Thane Station

Two escalators to the newly-built wide foot overbridge in Thane Station is to be installed by month-end, Mumbai Mirror reported today.

These would be for platforms 3 and 4, and 5 and 6, the newspaper said, quoting Central Railway officials.

They have already been received by the CR and installation would commence.

Plans to install 100 of them in several stations across the country were announced in the 2010 Railway Budget but getting it done has been delayed, reasons not explained.

These two escalators would only be 'climb-up' for now due to financial constraints, the newspaper said. That it, you would need to use the steps or the ramp that exists to come down from the foo overbridge.