August 2, 2025: Mumbai is gearing up for a major leap in public transport with the launch of four new metro corridors by the end of 2025. Led by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the expansion aims to tackle chronic traffic congestion, poor east-west connectivity, and the pressure on the suburban railway network.
According to senior officials, Metro Lines 2A, 2B, 5, and 9 are on track for completion within 18 months. Together, they will add over 70 km of rapid transit, linking areas from Dahisar to DN Nagar, Mandale, Thane, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, and Mira Bhayandar. The expansion will connect residential suburbs with commercial hubs, industrial zones, and business districts, while enhancing multimodal integration through interchanges with existing and upcoming metro lines and suburban rail nodes.
Supporting this is the soon-to-be-launched ‘Mumbai One’ mobile app—a unified ticketing platform enabling QR-based access, UPI payments, route tracking, and integrated services across multiple transit systems. “The app is being built with a long-term goal of full multimodal integration, including city buses and suburban rail,” officials said, aligning with the state’s Mobility as a Service (MaaS) vision. It aims to reduce manual ticketing, cut queues, and encourage cashless travel for Mumbai’s 80 lakh daily commuters.
The new corridors are expected to significantly reduce traffic and pollution on bottleneck-prone stretches like the Western Express Highway and LBS Marg, with experts projecting daily ridership to eventually cross 20 lakh. Real estate interest is already rising in areas like Mira Road, Bhiwandi, and DN Nagar.
Funded by global agencies including the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the World Bank, the project is central to Mumbai’s smart city ambitions. With Metro Line 3 also nearing completion, 2025 could mark a new era in sustainable, connected urban mobility.
Source: Urban Acres
