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Back on track with new plan: MMRDA invites bids to finalise city’s longest Metro line DPR
Fresh DPR, funding rethink for 43 km corridor set to connect Kanjurmarg to Badlapur
Earlier this year, MMRDA had explored implementing the project through a public private partnership model, but the plan was dropped due to lack of response from bidders. (File Photo)
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has invited bids for consultants to finalise the detailed project report for Metro Line 14, a proposed 43.69 km corridor connecting Kanjurmarg to Badlapur, which is expected to be among the longest lines in the city’s expanding metro network.
The move follows the termination of the earlier contract with Italian firm M s Metro Milano in December 2025 after IIT Bombay flagged concerns in its review of the feasibility report. With key parameters requiring revision, the authority is now looking to update the project details before moving towards execution.
Earlier this year, MMRDA had explored implementing the project through a public private partnership model, but the plan was dropped due to lack of response from bidders. The new consultant will now reassess funding options and suggest alternative models, apart from addressing technical concerns raised in the IIT Bombay review.
The scope of work includes carrying out a techno-economic feasibility study, updating ridership projections and cost estimates, preparing engineering designs and finalising the DPR.
As per current plans, Metro Line 14 will have 24 stations and will be largely elevated, with only Kanjurmarg underground. The corridor is designed to serve fast growing residential clusters in the eastern periphery of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, including areas such as Bhandup, Mulund, the Thane outskirts, Ambernath and Badlapur, which currently depend heavily on the Central Railway suburban network.
The line will provide multiple interchanges, making it a key connector within the larger metro grid. At Kanjurmarg, it will link with the suburban rail network and Metro Lines 4 and 6, while at Ghansoli it will connect to the trans harbour suburban line. Additional interchanges are planned at Katai Naka with the proposed Vasai Panvel rail corridor, at Hedutane with the proposed Metro Line 12, which is a planned corridor connecting Kalyan to Taloja, and at Badlapur with the Central Railway.
Metro Line 14 is expected to play a critical role in decongesting suburban trains on the Central line, particularly for long distance commuters travelling from Badlapur and Ambernath towards Mumbai.
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