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Mumbai Metro 3 corridor: Frequent delays, stay on Aarey car shed push up cost to Rs 32,000 crore

January 30, 2020 2:32 am

Last year, Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd had revised the cost to Rs 30,000 crore. Ten months later following a stay on construction of the car shed, MMRCL has further raised the cost to Rs 32,000 crore.

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Soon, Mumbai Metro rakes to have dedicated bicycle parking stands

January 29, 2020 2:21 am

Under the proposal, a part of the initiative to ensure last-mile connectivity, dedicated space for parking six bicycles and as many wheelchairs will be created inside each coach on Metro line 2A (connecting D N Nagar to Dahisar), and Metro-7 line (connecting Dahisar East to Andheri East).

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337 km of Mumbai Metro by 2026 will play key role in reducing congestion, says MMRDA Commissioner

January 20, 2020 9:09 pm

At present, MMRDA is implementing projects to the tune of Rs 1.5 lakh crore, around Rs 1.48 lakh crore of which includes mega projects like the Mumbai trans-harbor link.

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Watch: Congress corporator threatens Metro station staffers, shouts at Express journalist

January 17, 2020 8:55 am

When two Metro staffers and two security guards tried to calm him down, and a security official informed him that the station was a silent zone, Chavan shouted back, saying, “I am a corporator, I will speak like I want to.”

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Mumbai: In 10 months, Monorail sees 10% of expected ridership

January 11, 2020 8:49 am

The MMRDA had expected the daily ridership would increase to one lakh commuters after the entire route was thrown open to the people.

Pilot run: Metro One removes seats to increase passenger capacity

December 26, 2019 7:40 am

MMOPL operates Metro Line One connecting Ghatkopar and Versova. “This will create additional space in that coach accommodating 32 commuters instead of 16,” said a Metro One official.

Mumbai: Trial run on Metro 7, 2A corridors from Sept 2020, says MMRDA chief

December 22, 2019 6:35 pm

According to an MMRDA official, the civil construction work on the two Metro corridors, which commenced in 2016, is nearing completion.

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Building direct subways to Metro 3 corridor stations may hit the hurdle of high premium

December 13, 2019 2:35 am

“Commercial buildings and government offices can afford to pay for such direct connectivity. But it is very tough for others to afford the construction of private subways to stations,” a senior MMRCL official said.

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Maharashtra: Panel set up to examine if Aarey carshed can be shifted, report in 15 days

December 12, 2019 2:38 am

The four members are additional chief secretory (Finance), principle secretory (Environment), MD of Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation and the chief forest conservator of Sanjay Gandhi National Park (Borivali).

Supreme Court: No tree felling for Metro work in Thane for 2 weeks

December 03, 2019 2:52 am

A bench of Chief Justice of India S A Bobde and Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant said it was allowing the request only to enable the petitioner to suitably amend its petition pending before the Bombay High Court.