Navi Mumbai Metro

Navi Mumbai Metro नवी मुंबई मेट्रो
Info
Owner	CIDCO
Locale	Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Transit type	Rapid transit
Number of lines	6 (planned)
Number of stations	17 (Corridor 2)
Operation
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC through overhead catenary

The Navi Mumbai Metro (Marathi: नवी मुंबई मेट्रो) is a rapid transit system under construction in the Indian city of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra. The completed system will consist of six elevated rail corridors covering a total distance of 117.3 kilometres (72.9 mi).^[1] The planning and construction of the Navi Mumbai Metro is being overseen by Maharashtra's City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO).

Corridors

A master plan consisting of six different corridors has been produced by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

Corridor 1

The system's first corridor runs from Uran to Nerul via Ranjanpada, covering a total distance of 28.3 kilometres (17.6 mi).

Corridor 2

This corridor stretches for 21 kilometres (13 mi), starting at Belapur and running via Kharghar, Taloje, Kalamboli and Khandeshwar to end at Navi Mumbai International Airport.

Corridor 3

The third corridor begins at Vashi and goes via Nerul, terminating at Panvel. It has a total length of 25 kilometres (16 mi).

Corridor 4

This corridor runs for 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) between Ranjanpada and Seawoods.

Corridor 5

The 20-km-long (12-mi) fifth corridor will run from Dighe to Belapur, going via Turbhe.

Corridor 6

The sixth corridor begins at Vashi and ends at Mhape via Ghansoli, covering a distance of 9 kilometres (5.6 mi).

Construction

Corridor 2 of the Navi Mumbai Metro will be built first. The proposed route will link Belapur, Kharghar, Taloje, MIDC, Kalamboli and Khandeshwar railway station, terminating at the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport. A maintenance depot will be constructed on a 20-acre (81,000 m²) plot at Taloja for the circular line, and a temporary maintenance depot will be constructed on five hectares of land at Khandeshwar.^[2]

Phase I

The first section to be constructed will have a total length of around 21.45 kilometres (13.33 mi)^[3], divided into three sections – an 11-km Belapur-to-Pendhar stretch, a 2.2-km Pendhar-to-MIDC stretch, and an 8.15-km MIDC-to-Khandeshwar stretch. The approved project cost of the first phase is 1,694 crore.

The first section's stations will include Belapur Rly, Sector-7 Belapur, Science Park, Utsav Chowk, Sector-14, Central Park, Pethapada, Sector-34, Panchnand, Pendhar, Sector-10 Kamothe, Sector-2E Kalamboli, Sector-7E Kalamboli, Sector-10E Kalamboli, Kasadi, and two railway stations in the MIDC area.

Project status

The Navi Mumbai Metro project received formal approval on 29 April 2010,^[4][5] and a public hearing on 21 May reported no major objections.^[2] The metro's foundation stone was laid on 1 May 2011 by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, with general foundation work on the system's first phase commencing in October 2011.^[6]

See also

• List of Mumbai metro stations
• List of rapid transit systems
• Mumbai Metro
• Mumbai Monorail
• Public transport in Mumbai
• Rapid transit in India
• Transport in India

References

1. ^ "Cidco". Cidcoindia.com. http://www.cidcoindia.com/cidco/nmtransit.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-31. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Neither objections nor any suggestions for metro project | Mumbai, World Snap". Worldsnap.com. http://www.worldsnap.com/news/city/mumbai/neither-objections-nor-any-suggestions-for-metro-project-74978.html. Retrieved 2010-08-31. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-10-28/news/30332811_1_first-phase-navi-mumbai-metro-rail-pendhar
4. ^ Banerjee, Falguni (2010-04-29). "Navi Mumbai Metro project gets going | DNA : Daily News & Analysis; Mumbai | Find Articles at BNET". Findarticles.com. http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/dna-daily-news-analysis-mumbai/mi_8111/is_20100429/navi-mumbai-metro-project/ai_n53364934/. Retrieved 2010-08-31. 
5. ^ "Navi Mumbai Metro project gets going | Mumbai, World Snap". Worldsnap.com. 2010-04-29. http://www.worldsnap.com/news/city/mumbai/navi-mumbai-metro-project-gets-going-68405.html. Retrieved 2010-08-31. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ "Work on first phase of Navi Mumbai Metro Rail begins". The Economic Times, 28 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-30.