India, April 17 -- The Central Railway (CR) plans to reclaim a 300-500-metre encroached stretch connecting Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) with Vidyavihar railway station on the Main Line. This would improve road access to LTT, which is currently accessed via Tilak Nagar on the Harbour Line.

To clear the encroachments, the railway has met with civic officials. Sources said the encroachments include slums, religious structures and commercial shops. The railway has surveyed the land but is yet to arrive at the number of encroachments here.

The stretch in question connects LTT with the suburban railway line in the east. "This (reclaiming it) will make available an alternative route to reach LTT by local train," said a senior CR official.

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