Mumbai: The stage is set for constructing the 33.5km long, fully underground Mumbai Metro-3 line with Japanese finance — the first installment of which is to the tune of 71,000m yen (Rs45.53bn), an official said here.
An agreement was signed between Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Indian government in New Delhi. The Mumbai Metro-3, one of the biggest in the entire planned network, will be the city’s first fully underground stretch — from south Mumbai’s tip Colaba to Bandra to Santacruz Airport to SEEPZ in Andheri east.
The Mumbai Metro-3 will have 26 underground stations starting from Cuffe Parade and passing through Worli, Bandra, the domestic and international airports and finally terminating at SEEPZ near Jogeshwari.
It will also provide passenger interchange facilities with Central Railway at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and Western Railway at Churchgate, Mumbai Central and Mahalaxmi, and the upcoming Metro-1 at Marol Naka, Metro-2 at Bandra-Kurla Complex and Monorail at Mahalaxmi, the intention being to provide seamless travel across the city. IANS
