Other name(s) Metro 7 System Mumbai Metro | Type Metro Status Under construction | |
Locale Western Suburbs, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Termini Dahisar (East)
Andheri (East) | ||
Line 7 of the Mumbai Metro, also referred to as Metro 7 or the Dahisar East-Andheri East corridor, is part of the metro system for the city of Mumbai, India. The 16.50 km line is fully elevated, and consists of 16 stations from Dahisar East to Andheri East.
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Planning
In February 2017, the MMRDA announced that the DMRC was preparing a detailed project report (DPR) to extend the line to Bhayander. The DPR is expected to be completed by April 2017. Preliminary plans prepared jointly by MMRDA and DMRC, proposed a 9 km elevated extension of Metro 7 from Dahisar to Bhayander, via Mira Road. The extension will have 9 stations, with an inter-station distance of 1 km. The line will run parallel to the Surat-Dahisar Highway, then turn left at Kashi Mira Junction, before passing through Mira Road-Bhayander, and terminating at Golden Nest Circle, Bhayander. The project is estimated to cost ₹3,600 crore (US$530 million).
Construction
The bhoomipujan ceremony for Line 7 was performed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Mumbai in October 2015. Line 7 is being implemented through the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) model. The project is estimated to cost ₹6,208 crore (US$920 million). Bids for the design and construction of the corridor were split into 3 packages, and awarded by the MMRDA in April 2016.
Construction work on the corridor began on 8 August 2016. The project is expected to be completed by mid-2019. The contractors are likely to complete construction of the corridor and all 16 stations within 30 months from the day of commencement of work.
On 18 February 2017, MMRDA officials stated that 15% of piling, pile caps and pier work on the corridor had been completed.
On 14 March 2017, the Bombay High Court temporarily stayed all construction activities at Metro 7's casting yard in Bandra Reclamation. The Court was hearing a PIL filed by Mohammed Furqan Ali Mohammed Qureshi who alleged that the site of the casting yard had been reserved by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) for use as a Sunni Muslim cemetery.
Funding
Line 7 is estimated to cost ₹6,208 crore (US$920 million). The Asian Development Bank (ADB) provided 36% of the total project cost.
The proposed extension of Line 7 from Dahisar to Bhayander is estimated to cost ₹3,600 crore (US$530 million).
Stations
There are 16 stations on Line 7.
Infrastructure
The MMRDA allotted ₹340 crore (US$51 million) to the DMRC to implement and commission rolling stock, signalling and telecommunication work for the Metro 2A and Metro 7 corridors on 26 November 2016.