Another underground metro in SoBo planned

MMR’s expanding metro network

- Ateeq Shaikh

As the August deadline to operationalise the entire length of the 33.5km long Mumbai Metro Aqua line 3, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) has initiated the process for yet another underground metro in the city.

MMRCL has submitted a proposal for line II, a part of the green line, to the Maharashtra government for approval.

The MMRCL is tasked with designing, constructing, and operationalising the metro Line ll. According to the detailed project report submitted to the state government for approval, the 17.5km long route will go from Anik Depot to Gateway of India via Nagpada and Bhendi Bazaar, among other stations. Like the Aqua line, line I] too will have one station at ground level, Anik Depot, and the rest of it will be underground, snaking through some of the most dense areas of south Mumbai.