In a major initiative to augment the mass transportation facilities in the metropolis and its suburbs, the Maharashtra Government on Tuesday approved two new lines– DN Nagar-Bandra-Mankhurd and Wadala-Ghatkopar-Thane-Kasarvadavli – under the Mumbai Metro project, at estimated cost of Rs 25,535 crore.
Having accepted the detailed project report of the Mumbai Metro 2B 23.5 km corridor of D N Nagar-Bandra-Mankhurd and 32.32 km Metro-4 corridor — Wadala-Mulund-Thane-Kasarvadavli, the State Government – at a weekly Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis – gave a go-ahead for the two more new metro projects.
While the development of Metro 2B corridor is expected to cost Rs 10,986 crore, the other corridor will involve an expenditure of Rs 14,549 crore.
The state-run Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will carry out the civil work, while the state and Center will share 50 per cent of the total cost. The Asian Development Bank and World Bank will provide the remaining quantum of money by way of loans.
In all, the Metro 2B corridor will have 22 stations on the route. The proposed metro-line will traverse through D N Nagar, Nanavati Hospital, Khira Nagar, National College, MMRDA, Kurla Terminal, Eastern Express Highway, Diamond Garden, Chembur and Mankhurd.
The Metro-2B facilitates interchange available at – D N Nagar (Metro line 1), Bandra Suburban, ITO junction (Metro line 3), Kurla East (Suburban and Metro line 4), Chembur (Mono Rail) and Mankhurd (Suburban, CST-Panvel fast corridor, Mumbai and Navi Mumbai Airport fast corridor). The metro car depot will be located at Mandala near Navi Mumbai.
The Metro 4 corridor, which will in all have 32 stations, will pass through Wadala Depot, Bhakti Park Metro, Amar Mahal junction, Shreyas Cinema, Godrej company, Vikhroli Metro, Bhandup Mahapalika, Mulund Naka, Teen Haath Naka (Thane), Cadbury Junction, Majiwada, Kapurbawdi, Manpada, Tikuji-ni-wadi and Kasarvadavali. The state government has proposed to set up a car depot at Owale near Thane city.
The proposed Metro-4 corridor will have interchanges at Wadala (Monorail), Kurla Eastern Express Highway (Metro line 2B) and Kapurbawdi (Metro line 5).
Also planned in future are three Metro corridors in Mumbai with a total investment of Rs 61,289 crore. They area: 18.5 Km, Rs 6,410 crore Dahisar to D N Nagar Metro 2A corridor, the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro 3 corridor is 33.5 Km and costs Rs 23,136 crore and the 16.5 Km Dahisar East to Andheri East Metro 7 corridor costs Rs 6,208 crore.