Karjat gets a dual infrastructure push as yet another rail corridor is in the pipeline. The rapidly developing hub has caught the attention of a high-level panel affiliated with the Prime Minister’s Gati Shakti Master Plan, which is now evaluating a new corridor between Karjat and Badlapur. Meanwhile, the Karjat-Panvel project achieved a significant milestone over the weekend with the arrival of its first train.

As part of the push for the Prime Minister’s Gati Shakti National Master Plan, the Badlapur-Karjat 3rd and 4th line expansion project was evaluated on Friday at the 89th meeting of the Network Planning Group (NPG), chaired by the joint secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The progress of other infrastructure projects in the road, railway, and Metro sectors was also reviewed during the meeting. While work on the Kalyan-Badlapur 3rd and 4th line project is already underway, with 21 per cent completed and an expected deadline of December 2026, the new corridor will extend the project from Badlapur to Karjat.