Mumbai Metro barricades are removed, freeing up 63% of city roads
Due to the underground Metro 3 project, barricades have been preventing access to various parts of the city for the past seven or eight years. These are now being taken down piece by piece; the barricades on D N Road were partially removed a fortnight ago, for instance. Local store owners who suffered because their […]
MMRDA’s Metro Ridership is Insufficient
Data shows that the metro ridership is well below the estimates set by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), providing a reality check on Mumbai’s urban transportation system. Even with massive expansions and investments in infrastructure, the actual number of people utilizing the metro system is just 40% of what the MMRDA had projected. […]
MMRDA Faces Obstacles in Land Acquisition for Metro 6 Expansion
The acquisition of land necessary for the extension of Metro 6 beyond the Kanjurmarg depot is posing a considerable challenge for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). In order to carry out this expansion, MMRDA must get more than 3,000 square meters of railroad property for girders and stops along the path. With current […]
Proposed transit-oriented development on the Metro 3 route
The Development Plan (DP) has been amended by the state government’s Urban Development Department (UDD) to allow for transit-oriented development (TOD) along the subterranean Metro 3 route, which is being built by Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL). Builders that develop their buildings within 500 meters of the metro line and connect them with vestibules […]
Metro makes it to South Mumbai at last, with a successful trial run on the Metro 3 line
This week saw the first metro train on a pre-trial run into the island metropolis of Mumbai, marking a crucial milestone for the city’s metro rail system. The train left the Aarey metro station and made its way down the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz (Metro 3) corridor, which stretched all the way to Dadar. The trial run was […]
MMRDA finds it difficult to get additional land for Metro 6 stations
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) needs land for Metro 6 in more places than merely the Kanjurmarg depot. The planning body is having difficulty obtaining more than 3,000 square metres of railway property to build girders and stations for this metro line that connects Swami Samarth Nagar and Vikhroli. In reality, the forest […]
MMRDA’s readiness for the monsoon: 300 engineers and labourers to provide security at Metro locations
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has sent 300 engineers and staff to Metro installations in preparation for the impending monsoon in order to maintain security. To respond quickly to any catastrophe, it has formed 19 emergency response teams, each with 10 personnel and an engineer. Furthermore, eighteen emergency centers, seventeen ambulances, and maintenance […]
Mumbai Metro lines 2A and 7 record 100 million riders combined
Since opening, the elevated Mumbai Metro Lines 2A and 7 have seen a total of 100 million riders. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), which is in charge of running and maintaining these metro lines, claims that the 100 million ridership threshold shows how popular these services are becoming even though they have only […]
The Orange Gate Tunnel Project’s geotechnical study has begun
For the projected underground Orange Gate Road Tunnel Project, the contractor chosen by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has started geotechnical investigation work. A senior official stated that the MMRDA, the nodal body in charge of the project, is surveying about 35 places, and that seven of these have already undergone testing. The […]
Phase 1 operations of Mumbai Metro 3 are scheduled to start on July 1st
The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Lim (MMRCL) is getting ready to open Phase 1 of Metro 3 or the aqua line, with operations scheduled to start on July 1. Currently, ninety-five percent of the Aarey Depot’s construction is finished. Trains will run between the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and Aarey on this line. Integrated trial runs […]