Mumbai Metro Phase 3 set in motion
Mumbai Metro Phase 3 set in motion Mumbai | August 26, 2014 Maharashtra Chief Minister Mr. Prithviraj Chavan said Mumbai Metro Phase III is among the most expensive metro projects taken up in the country. He said, Mumbai’s city geography did not permit laying of an surface metro track, the entire phase III project had to be planned as an underground metro. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 23,136 crores and is expected to be completed between 4-7 years. The 32.5 km long Mumbai Metro Phase III connects Cuffe Parade in South Mumbai with SEEPZ, Andheri traversing mostly through areas not served by the Mumbai Suburban Train Service. It will connect South Mumbai with Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) and the domestic and international terminals of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, via Churchgate, CST (Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus), Girgaum, Worli, Prabhadevi and Dharavi. The Metro will have all the other usual features like fully ...