Mumbai metro line 3 the underground report

Line 3 (Mumbai Metro)

Metro 3 of the Mumbai Metro, also referred to as the Colaba–Bandra-SEEPZ line, is a part of the metro system for the city of Mumbai, India of which construction has been initiated.^[4][5]When completed, the 33.5-km long line will be the first underground metro line in Mumbai.^[6]The metro line will connect Cuffe Parade business district in the extreme south of the city to SEEPZ in the north-central^[7] with 26 underground and one at-grade station.^[8] The track width is standard gauge. The cost of this corridor is estimated at ₹23,136 crore(US$3.2 billion).^[9][10] Line 3 is expected to reduce road congestion, besides reducing the load on the Western Line between Bandra and Churchgate.^[11][12]

Metro 3
Overview
Other name(s)	Metro 3 Colaba–Bandra-SEEPZ line[1]
Type	Rapid transit
System	Mumbai Metro
Status	Under construction[3]
Locale	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Termini	Cuffe Parade Aarey Depot
Stations	27
Daily ridership	1.39 million (2021 estimate)[2]
Website	MMRCL
Operation
Planned opening	2021
Owner	Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRC)
Character	Underground and at grade
Depot(s)	Aarey Milk Colony
Technical
Line length	33.05 km (20.54 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)standard gauge
Electrification	Overhead 25kV AC

Mumbai Metro (Line 3)
Legend
Cuffe Parade Vidhan Bhavan Churchgate (Connects to Western Line) Hutatma Chowk Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Connects to Central and Harbour lines, and Indian Railways) Kalbadevi Girgaon Grant Road (Connects to Western Line) Mumbai Central (Connects to Western Line and Indian Railways) Mahalaxmi (Connects to Western Line and Mumbai Monorail) Mumbai Suburban Railway (Western Line) Nehru Science Centre Acharya Atrey Chowk Worli Siddhivinayak Temple Dadar (Connects to Central and Western lines, Mumbai Monorail and Indian Railways) Shitladevi Dharavi Mumbai Suburban Railway (Western Line) Mithi River Bandra-Kurla Complex (Connects to Line 2) Vidyanagari Santacruz CSIA T1 (Connects to Line 7) Sahar Road (GVK Sky City) (Connects to Line 7) CSIA T2 (Connects to Line 7) Marol Naka (Connects to Line 1) MIDC SEEPZ Aarey Depot

The project is being implemented by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL). The line starts at Cuffe Parade, will run through Nariman Point, Churchgate, CST, Girgam, Worli, Dadar, Mahim, Kalina University, Bandra, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Santacruz East and past the domestic and international terminals of Mumbai Airport, through Andheri MIDC and terminates atSEEPZ.^[11][13]

A 1.2 km section of the line between Bandra Kurla Complex and Dharavi stations will pass under the Mithi river. This will be the second underwater metro rail tunnel in India after the tunnel below the Hooghly river on Kolkata Metro Line 2.^[14]

The 33.5 km, Rs. 23,136 crore project involves five major entities - MMRCL (Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited), Padeco, MMRDA, CREC (China), ^[15]. Major (65%) funding for the project was received through a soft loan of Rs. 13,235 crore from JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) with the rest provided by the exchequer through theGovernment of India and Government of Maharashtra.^[16][15][17]