Thane station’s unique experiment with its platform roof is finally complete. Following an unprecedented widening of station platform no. 5 around June 2024, the Central Railway (CR) built a makeshift temporary roof extension to the platform using bamboo, canvas and plastic sheets having steel supports to shelter commuters from the monsoon.

Six months after the experiment began, the temporary roof has been dismantled and work has started to build a regular roof over the platform, which should be ready before the monsoon sets in.