Thane (Metro Rail News): This week marked the official beginning of geotechnical sub-soil study work by Renuka Consultants at Hiranandani Estate for the 29-kilometer Thane Metro project, which has 2 underground and 20 elevated stations circling the city.
This site is located next to Vijay Orovia Phase 1 towers in Hiranandani Estate off of Waghbil Road.
In August 2024, the Central Government’s cabinet authorised the Thane Metro project, which is expected to cost around Rs. 12,200 crore. The metro is expected to be operational by 2029.
A few days ago, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for Thane Metro. The findings of Renuka’s study Thane Metro, would aid in accurately establishing the final alignment of Thane Metro’s ring line.
Furthermore, the outcomes will be incorporated into the civil construction tender documents to assist infrastructure firms in submitting more sophisticated financial bids and utilising the proper tools, techniques, and technologies while building.
Additionally, Maha-Metro updated its website, added Thane Metro’s new logo, and made a new X handle recently to update all its work systematically.
Overview of Thane metro
The 26-kilometre elevated Thane Metro route, which has 20 stations, and the 3-kilometre underground twin tunnel segment, which has two underground stations, would encircle the city. Passenger interchanges would be available along the line to the Thane Station of Central Railways, the 32.32 km Line-4 (Green Line) of Mumbai Metro, and the 24.9 km Line-5 (Orange Line).
Thane Metro’s progress
STUP Consultants in September was declared as the lowest bidder for the initial Detailed Design Consultant (DDC) contract for the line, which covered 6 stations:
- Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar Natyagraha
- Manpada
- Dongripada
- Vijay Nagari
- Waghbil
- Waterfront
As per the current rate of advancement of the Thane Metro project, the publication of the first civil tender notice for station construction in Q2 2025.
Before that, a tender notice for building an elevated viaduct connecting these stations by the end of 2024 should appear, as Maha-Metro tends to divide civil work into two distinct packages for viaduct and station works.
