India, Nov. 1 -- The demolition of the British-era Elphinstone Bridge's railway portion is set to begin Sunday night and is expected to be completed by January, according to officials from the Maharashtra Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (MRIDC).

The 112-year-old bridge was closed to vehicular traffic on September 12, after which its approach roads were demolished over the past seven weeks. Only a 132-metre stretch that runs above the railway tracks now remains.

"This Sunday, we will mobilise men and machinery to initiate demolition work of the bridge that presently stands above active railway lines," said an MRIDC official involved in the project.

The bridge, which linked the congested Parel and Prabhadevi areas in central ...