Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro route
Finally, the metro plan of Navi Mumbai sees the light of the day! City and Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) is likely to start the bidding process soon for the project. The awarding of bids would include for rolling stock and systems for Navi Mumbai’s first metro rail corridor – Belapur–Kharghar–Taloja–Pendhar. A meeting was held recently [...] Continue Reading »
Maharashtra Chief Minister has claimed that there will be a new funding model for all the proposed metro projects in the state. The CM announced it recently in the Legislative Council after the central government turned down the proposal of relaxing the norms used for providing the funds for metro projects. The projects were supposed [...] Continue Reading »
The opening of the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro to the public will delay even though the construction of the line is nearing completion. It passed the seventh deadline without opening on time. Now, the deadline has been set to August 2013. However, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) officials said the line will be open to the [...] Continue Reading »
The first metro in Mumbai by the Mumbai Metro One Private Limited (MMOPL) will have charged overhead wires. The corporation is planning to charge the wires from Versova metro station to Marol metro station of the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar (VAG) metro corridor. The wires will have voltage of 25000 Volts, AC which will be induced in March. Two power substations [...] Continue Reading »
India’s longest passenger waterway is soon going to be launched in Mumbai. The waterway, also known as ‘water metro’ has been initiated as a passenger water transport system which could ease traffic in south Mumbai. The ministry’s Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) has given the final nod for the waterways which will be a passenger water transport system [...] Continue Reading »
Riding on Mumbai metro still looks like a dream as it won’t be ready by March 2013, announced by Maharashtra chief minister, Prithviraj Chavan. It was claimed that a part of the Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro route would be thrown open to the public in March 2013. However, the ground level officials alleged that the time given [...] Continue Reading »
