Navi Mumbai (Metro Rail News): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on September 11, 2019, has officially flagged off the trial test run of Navi Mumbai Metro from Taloja Depot. The 3-coach trains run on 2-km long distance from Pendhar Metro terminal yard at Taloja to Pendhar station. The section is part of 11.1 km long Belapur-Pendhar corridor (Line 1).
Navi Mumbai Metro Line 1 (Belapur-Pendhar corridor) is consists of a total of 11 stations and is expected to be operational by mid-2020. A total of three-coach 8 trains will be run between Belapur and Pendhar stretch.
On August 29, an internal trial test run of 3-coach metro train was conducted inside the metro yard at Taloja.
In March 2019, CIDCO had received 2 three-coach metro trainsets for Navi Mumbai Metro from Chinese rolling stock manufacturer China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC).
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Line 1, which is built at an estimated cost of Rs 3,063 crore, is part of the phase I network of future lines of Navi Mumbai Metro rail project which will connect the upcoming international airport.
In June 2019, Board of Directors of City & Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra Limited (CIDCO) had accorded principle approval to appoint Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) to undertake the work of Line 2 & 3 of Navi Mumbai Metro rail project.
The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Line 2 & 3 of Navi Mumbai Metro rail project had been submitted by RITES Limited. The CIDCO Board had accorded approval to implement Line 3 (Pendhar to MIDC) for Rs 1750.14 crore and Line 2 (MIDC to Khandeshwar) for Rs 2820.20 crore.
A total of 26.26 km metro rail network consists of four lines will be built under the Navi Mumbai Metro project with an estimated cost of Rs.8,904 crore.