India, Nov. 21 -- The British-era Elphinstone Bridge that extends over Parel and Prabhadevi railway stations has been more or less dismantled at its ends. Plans for the demolition of its most critical part-over the railway lines-are being discussed before finalising the mega blocks, which involve stopping train services to allow work on the tracks. Central Railway (CR) officials and the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MRIDC) are mulling three options, and a decision is expected to be finalised this week.

In the first phase, mega blocks will be undertaken over the CR lines, followed by Western Railway (WR). "We want to first take up Parel station, where the girder is 71 metres long, and then WR's Prabhadevi statio...