Navi Mumbai airport metro approved, to cost ₹18,000 crore
The Mumbai-Navi Mumbai airport metro will be 35 km long with a 9 km underground stretch. It will have 25 stations and have intersections at 3 other routes.
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday announced a new metro line connecting Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports. The 35 km-long line received state cabinet approval the same day.
The state government has given its nod to build the metro on PPP model with state and center each contributing 20 percent of viability gap funding. (ANI/ Representational)
According to Fadnavis, the metro will be 35 km long with a 9 km underground stretch. It will have 25 stations and have intersections at three other metro routes. It will cost an estimated ₹18,000 crore.
The state government has given its nod to build the metro on a PPP model, with the state and the centre each contributing 20 per cent of the viability gap funding. The remaining 60 per cent is expected to be brought in by the private party building the metro
“The metro route is estimated to be built in five years, but I have insisted that it should be built in three and a half years,” Fadnavis said while announcing the approval.
The details on the Mumbai-Navi Mumbai aiport Metro project
The seamless movement between Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and the newly operational Navi Mumbai International Airport will be crucial for transit flyers, airline crew, cargo operators and outstation travellers using LTT or other rail terminals. Road travel between the airports currently takes 70–90 minutes, depending on traffic.