Mumbai Metro to get 3 new lines: 10 things to know
5 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai Metro to get 3 new lines: 10 things to know

Live Mint  

Mumbai Metro is set to give a big boost to infrastructure and connectivity of the financial capital of India. Inaugurating the various metro projects in Mumbai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that by 2023-24 the capacity of metro network in Mumbai will be as much as the local trains in the city at present. Here is all you need to know about the Mumbai Metro: 1) The three new Mumbai metro lines will be built at an investment of over ₹19,000 crore. 4) These three new lines will take the total number of metro lines to 14 across the Mumbai metropolitan region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Metro Coach Exhibition area, in Mumbai, Saturday.

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Mumbai Monorail makeover starts, trains to double by August 2025
1 week, 2 days ago

Mumbai Monorail makeover starts, trains to double by August 2025

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: From August 2025 onwards, the wait time of Mumbaikars commuting by Mumbai Monorail will be halved, as double the number of trains will be operational. The Maha Mumbai Metro Operation Corporation Limited, an arm of MMRDA, operates and maintains a fleet of eight trains, which is scheduled to more than double to 18 by August. One of the crucial …

Metro Rail Systems: A visual story of India’s evolving metro networks | See Pics
1 week, 3 days ago

Metro Rail Systems: A visual story of India’s evolving metro networks | See Pics

India TV News  

Image Source : PTI 1/8 Metro rail systems contribute to environmental sustainability by reducing the reliance on fossil-fuel-based vehicles. Image Source : PTI 2/8 Delhi Metro expansion: In March 2024, the Union Government approved two new corridors for Delhi Metro Phase-IV: Lajpat Nagar to Saket G-Block and Inderlok to Indraprastha. Image Source : PTI 4/8 Delhi–Meerut RRTS inauguration: Prime Minister …

5 things Mumbai needs on priority from new Mahayuti govt led by Devendra Fadnavis
1 month ago

5 things Mumbai needs on priority from new Mahayuti govt led by Devendra Fadnavis

Hindustan Times  

With a population of approximately 21 million people, and ranked third among the world’s cities by number of billionaires, Mumbai is plagued by multiple challenges. Mumbai skyline Mumbai needs corporators The country’s richest civic body and its life force – the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation -- has been operating without corporators for the past three years. The 125-km line encompasses the …

City’s first metro line crosses 5 lakh passengers
4 months, 3 weeks ago

City’s first metro line crosses 5 lakh passengers

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: It took a decade for Mumbai’s first metro rail line to up its daily footfall to over 500,000 passengers. On August 13, Mumbai Metro One carried 5,00,385 commuters on its Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor, also called the Blue Line. “This is the first time that ridership has crossed the milestone figure of 500,000 without the impact of external factors,” said an …

Mumbai Metro 3 inches closer to completion, receives ₹4,474 crore fund infusion
6 months ago

Mumbai Metro 3 inches closer to completion, receives ₹4,474 crore fund infusion

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The city’s first underground metro rail corridor connecting Colaba in south Mumbai with Seepz in the western suburbs inched closer to completion on Friday as Japan International Cooperation Agency extended the fifth and final tranche of the official development assistance amounting to ₹4,474 crore to Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation. Manisha Sinha, additional secretary, department of economic affairs, and the …

Atal Setu, Coastal Road, Local to Metro: Big-ticket Infra Projects Part of 'Maha' Plan to Decongest Mumbai Traffic
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Atal Setu, Coastal Road, Local to Metro: Big-ticket Infra Projects Part of 'Maha' Plan to Decongest Mumbai Traffic

News 18  

The Atal Setu may be the latest big-ticket infrastructure project to be opened to the public in Mumbai, but it is not the only one undertaken by the Maharashtra government. Now, to save more travel time for commuters, who are using the Atal Setu from Navi Mumbai, the state government is planning an underground tunnel that will directly take them …

Mumbai metro: MMRDA revises train timings on 2A and 7 route from today | Check Details
1 year, 1 month ago

Mumbai metro: MMRDA revises train timings on 2A and 7 route from today | Check Details

India TV News  

Mumbai: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has revised the timings of last metro services on Lines 2A and 7. Demand to extend timings Extending the timings on Metro routes 2A and 7 in Mumbai is seen as a beneficial move for passengers, especially in response to the demand for extended timings on this route. The Mumbai Metro rail lines …

Navi Mumbai: First Metro Line To Start Soon, Here's All You Need to Know
1 year, 2 months ago

Navi Mumbai: First Metro Line To Start Soon, Here's All You Need to Know

News 18  

In order to provide a seamless travel expirence in Mumbai Mumbai, the government is all set to kickstart Metro Line 1, which will be spread over 11.1 km. Navi Mumbai Metro Line It has been informed that the upcoming metro line will have more than 10 stations including Sector-7 Bela-pur, Belapur, Science Park, Sector 11 Kharghar, Utsav Chowk, Central Park, …

Mumbai Metro Line 3 to be operated by Delhi Metro? DMRC emerges lowest bidder
1 year, 8 months ago

Mumbai Metro Line 3 to be operated by Delhi Metro? DMRC emerges lowest bidder

India TV News  

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has emerged as the "lowest bidder" to operate and maintain the proposed Mumbai Metro Line 3 which will run from Aarey to Cuffe Parade. "The Mumbai Metro Line 3 is currently under construction under the MMRDA and is expected to be operationalised in parts from the end of this year onwards," the DMRC said in …

Navi Mumbai Metro Line 1: Operations Start Later This Month, Check Stations, Fare and More
1 year, 9 months ago

Navi Mumbai Metro Line 1: Operations Start Later This Month, Check Stations, Fare and More

News 18  

The wait for metro connectivity in Navi Mumbai is finally going to end with the start of operations on the Navi Mumbai Metro Rail Corridor Line No 1, connecting Belapur to Pendhar, by the end of this month. The Navi Mumbai Metro project was launched in May 2011 with an initial estimation to be completed within 3 years. The metro …

Four new metro lines to come up in Bengaluru. Details
1 year, 9 months ago

Four new metro lines to come up in Bengaluru. Details

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka government announced that every citizen in Bengaluru will be able to access the metro within 1-2 kilometers of their work place or house in the future. The government also said that it will introduce four new metro corridors under the third phase of Bengaluru Metro Rail Project. Four new metro lines to come up in Bengaluru. Details According …

1.37 lakh people travel on first working day after on new metro lines launched
1 year, 11 months ago

1.37 lakh people travel on first working day after on new metro lines launched

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Over this weekend, nearly 2.63 lakh passengers travelled on the entire 35-km route of Metro Line 2A and Line 7. 1.37 lakh people travel on first working day after on new metro lines launched On Monday, 1.37 lakh people travelled till 10 pm, said officials. People were seen enquiring about ticketing, the common mobility card named ‘Mumbai 1’ and …

Day after inauguration, two Mumbai metro lines open for commuters
1 year, 11 months ago

Day after inauguration, two Mumbai metro lines open for commuters

India Today  

Two Mumbai Metro lines - 2A and 7- opened for commercial and revenue-generating operations at 4 pm on Friday. The two metro lines 2A and 7 were granted safety clearances by the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety. The operations from Andheri East to Andheri West via the two metro lines, further connecting with Metro 1 at both the East and …

Newly launched Mumbai Metro lines lack last-mile connectivity
1 year, 11 months ago

Newly launched Mumbai Metro lines lack last-mile connectivity

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated two new Metro lines on Wednesday, the absence of last-mile connectivity, for passengers after they disembark, will be a major impediment. The new stations falling in phase 2 of both these Metro rail lines do not have space for regular auto rickshaw stands or those operating on sharing basis. The Brihanmumbai Electricity …

PM Modi to flag off Mumbai Metro lines: 5 things to know about Lines 2A and 7
1 year, 11 months ago

PM Modi to flag off Mumbai Metro lines: 5 things to know about Lines 2A and 7

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Maharashtra on Thursday to launch several projects worth around ₹38,800 crore. He will also inaugurate two metro lines, estimated to cost around ₹12,600 crore, at 6pm today in Mumbai. PM Modi will inaugurate the two Mumbai metro lines, estimated to cost around ₹ 12,600 crore, at 6 pm today. The PM will also …

Mumbai Metro: Know the Status of All Other Lines as PM Modi Set to Launch Rails 2A & 7 Today
1 year, 11 months ago

Mumbai Metro: Know the Status of All Other Lines as PM Modi Set to Launch Rails 2A & 7 Today

News 18  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate two lines of Mumbai Metro today – Lines 2A and 7 – in accordance with his focus on providing seamless urban mobility. Line 3 Distance: 33.50 km Connectivity: Cuffe Parade to BKC to Seepz to Aarey Colony Status: Under Construction Deadline: Phase-1; 2023-end and Phase-2; June 2024 Cost: ₹30,000 crore Stations: 27 …

Mumbai Metro: Tunnelling Work of 33.5 km on Line 3 Metro Corridor Completed
2 years, 1 month ago

Mumbai Metro: Tunnelling Work of 33.5 km on Line 3 Metro Corridor Completed

News 18  

The tunneling work of the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro-3 corridor was completed 100 percent on Wednesday while the overall project is 76.6 percent complete, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation said here. The line 3 of Mumbai Metro which will have a 33.5 km underground route will connect south Mumbai with the western suburbs, and is expected to reduce the burden on the …

Mumbai Metro line-3 trial run begins | Exclusive photos
2 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai Metro line-3 trial run begins | Exclusive photos

Live Mint  

Mumbai Metro line-3 trial run begins | Exclusive photos 5 Photos. Updated: 08 Sep 2022, 09:51 AM IST Share Via The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited launched the trial run of the Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro line-3 at Sariput Nagar in Aarey Colony in Mumbai 1/5Making it an easy travel for Mumbaikars, these metro trains are estimated to reduce 35% of overall …

Mumbai Metro: Line 3 trial run today; connects south and west Mumbai
2 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai Metro: Line 3 trial run today; connects south and west Mumbai

Firstpost  

The Metro line 3, which will be a 33.5 km underground route, will connect Colaba in south Mumbai with the western suburbs Mumbai: The trial run of Mumbai’s Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ Metro line 3 will be conducted on Tuesday at Sariput Nagar in Aarey area, an official said. The Metro line 3, which will be a 33.5 km underground route, will connect …

Mumbai Metro rail-3 underground project will take at least 2 more years to complete: Official
2 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai Metro rail-3 underground project will take at least 2 more years to complete: Official

India Today  

Mumbai's Colaba-SEEPZ metro rail line-3 may take another two to two-and-a-half years to complete as parts of the tunnel boring work as well as construction of stations, are still pending, a senior official of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority has said. DELAY IN METRO RAIL LINE- 3 PROJECT Addressing a press conference on Thursday, MMRDA's metropolitan commissioner SVR Srinivas …

Mumbai Metro shares an update on Colaba-SEEPZ rail line 3. Read here
2 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai Metro shares an update on Colaba-SEEPZ rail line 3. Read here

Live Mint  

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority on Friday notified that the much awaited Colaba-SEEPZ Metro rail line-3 may take another two to two-and-a-half years to complete as several works, as some part of the tunnel boring work as well construction of stations, are still pending, according to news agency PTI report. This comes following a notification shared by the Mumbai …

Expecting daily footfall of 3.5 lakh commuters in new corridors, says Mumbai metro chief
2 years, 9 months ago

Expecting daily footfall of 3.5 lakh commuters in new corridors, says Mumbai metro chief

India Today  

Eight years after the first metro corridor between Versova and Ghatkopar in Mumbai was commissioned, two more metro lines will become operational on April 2. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority will partially open two Metro corridors to decongest the heavy traffic along the Western Express Highway. Srinivas said that they are expecting a footfall of 3.5 lakh passengers daily …

Mumbai: Metro services from Dahanukarwadi to Aarey to start from April 2 | Details
2 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai: Metro services from Dahanukarwadi to Aarey to start from April 2 | Details

India Today  

To improve connectivity, metro services on the Dahanukarwadi-Dahisar-Aarey stretch of 2A and 7 lines will be thrown open to the public from April 2. METRO SERVICES The two new elevated lines are Dhanukarwadi and Aarey on Metro Line 2A, between Dahisar to DN Nagar and Metro Line 7 from Dahisar East to Andheri East. The Financial Capital Of India Getting …

Mumbai Metro to increase services for passenger safety
3 years, 9 months ago

Mumbai Metro to increase services for passenger safety

India Today  

Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd will add extra services so to enable extra safety precautions for the passengers from Monday. Since resumption, Metro One has proudly stood by the trust of its commuters for providing safe and secure travel even amidst the Covid-19 pandemic owing to the special arrangements put in place by the team,” said Mumbai Metro One in …

Mumbai to get new Metro lines after seven years, to be operational by May
3 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai to get new Metro lines after seven years, to be operational by May

India Today  

Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority is likely to start services on the much-awaited Metro 2A and Metro 7 routes by May after it received the first indigenously built rake from Bharat Earth Movers Limited this week. The trains running on the two routes will be driverless and will come with a host of features like passenger announcement and passenger information …

Mumbai Metro: Trial runs of two lines to begin in Jan, commissioning in May 2021
4 years, 3 months ago

Mumbai Metro: Trial runs of two lines to begin in Jan, commissioning in May 2021

Live Mint  

Mumbai: Trial runs for two new lines of the metro project in the financial capital will be held from January 14 next year and the twin pathways collectively measuring over 35 km will be inaugurated in May 2021, top officials said on Thursday. The COVID-19 pandemic and resultant lockdowns impacted construction work on the lines, Metropolitan Commissioner R A Rajeev …

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be ready by 2022: 12 hours from Delhi to Mumbai
4 years, 4 months ago

Delhi-Mumbai Expressway will be ready by 2022: 12 hours from Delhi to Mumbai

India Today  

Reassuring the industry of the government’s support, the Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari today said that infrastructure will play a key role in bringing demand back to the industry. The Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, one of seven currently under construction, will help in decreasing logistic time and costs along key manufacturing hubs in the country. One of the key focal …

MMRDA sets sights on starting work on four new Metro lines
4 years, 11 months ago

MMRDA sets sights on starting work on four new Metro lines

The Hindu  

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is aiming to start work on four additional Metro lines, comprising a total length of 87.6 km, and commission 35 km of Metro lines this year. R.A. Rajeev, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA, said, “The target is to implement 337 km of Metro lines in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region by 2026. We hope to start work …

Narendra Modi in Mumbai today: PM to lay foundation stones for three metro corridors, perform 'bhoomipujan' for Aarey project
5 years, 4 months ago

Narendra Modi in Mumbai today: PM to lay foundation stones for three metro corridors, perform 'bhoomipujan' for Aarey project

Firstpost  

The three metro projects for Mumbai — all elevated lines — that Narendra Modi will announce are the 9.2-kilometre Gaimukh-Shivaji Chowk metro-10 corridor; the 12.8-kilometre Wadala-CST metro-11 corridor; and the 20.7-kilometre Kalyan-Taloja metro-12 corridor. Mumbai: Ahead of the forthcoming Maharashtra Assembly election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay foundation stones for three more metro corridors in the megapolis worth over …

Mumbai all set to get 3 new Metro corridors; all you need to know
5 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai all set to get 3 new Metro corridors; all you need to know

India TV News  

Mumbai is all set to get three new Metro corridors in the city as the Maharashtra Cabinet approved the project ahead of the Assembly election. These new metro corridors are expected to slash the journey timings by 50-75 per cent compared to by road, enable shifting of road users to the metro by nearly one-third and reduce road traffic congestion …

Good News: Mumbai to get three new Metro corridors; Check details
5 years, 5 months ago

Good News: Mumbai to get three new Metro corridors; Check details

India TV News  

In a significant decision ahead of the Assembly election, the Maharashtra Cabinet on Tuesday cleared three new Metro corridors for Mumbai which will come up at an estimated cost of around Rs 24,000 crore. The Wadala-GPO Metro 11 corridor, to be built at a cost of Rs 8,000 crore will be 14 kms long and partly elevated and partly underground …

Delhi Metro to add 60 km, 46 stations. Expansion plans in 5 points
5 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Metro to add 60 km, 46 stations. Expansion plans in 5 points

Live Mint  

Connecting more areas of the national capital city, the Union Cabinet today approved Delhi Metro’s fourth phase project comprising three new corridors. To be built at a cost of about ₹25,000 crore, the new Metro train corridors will consist of 46 stations, a government statement said. 5 things to know about Delhi Metro expansion plans: 1) Aerocity to Tughlakabad Metro …

Mumbai Metro network expansion: 5 things to know
5 years, 10 months ago

Mumbai Metro network expansion: 5 things to know

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar has said the Metro network in Mumbai will be extended to 276 km from the current 11.4 km. While presenting a vote-on-account in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, the minister said the government was also committed to complete the Metro projects in other cities like Navi Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur expeditiously. 5 things to know about …

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