- By Shibra Arshad
- Mon, 14 Jul 2025 01:43 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
As D-day for operationalisation of the entire length of the 33.5km long Mumbai Metro Aqua line 3, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) initiated the process to build an underground metro line on the green line of the Mumbai Metro network.
The MMRCL has submitted the proposal for line 11 to the Maharashtra government for approval.
As per the detailed project proposal submitted to the state government by the MMRCL, the 17.5 km metro line will operate between Anik Depot and the Gateway of India. The proposed line will feature several stations, including Nagpada and Bhendi Bazaar. Similar to the Aqua line, the line 11 will feature one station on ground level, while the rest of the stations will operate from under the ground, passing through some of the most dense areas in South Mumbai.
A senior MMRCL official said, “We have submitted the proposal to the state government for the initial clearance. Once it receives the nod, it will be forwarded to the union government.” The official further added that once the feasibility report and detailed project report are assessed, it is sent to the government’s Urban Development Department (UDD) and later sent to the union government’s Urban Development Department after getting approval from the state.
The project will have six coaches, and depots have been proposed at the Anik-Pratiksha Nagar BEST bus depot over 16 hectares of land, which will integrate the metro line into the existing bus infrastructure.
The line will feature a total of 13 stations, with eight of them proposed to be built using the cut-and-cover method, where a trench is excavated, a tunnel is built within, and then the trench is covered with excavated material.
The remaining five stations will be built through the New Austrian Tunnelling Method, where the surrounding rocks are used to support the tunnel structure. The MMRCL’s ridership projections predict 580,000 commuters in 2031 and 869,000 commuters in 2041.