Line 2 (Mumbai Metro)
| Metro 2 | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Type | Metro |
| System | Mumbai Metro |
| Status |
|
| Locale | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Termini |
Dahisar Mandale |
| Stations | 39 |
| Daily ridership | 1.61 million (2021 estimate) |
| Website |
Line 2A Line 2B |
| Operation | |
| Commenced | 2016 |
| Planned opening | 2019 |
| Owner | MMRDA |
| Character | Elevated |
| Depot(s) | Mandale |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 42.232 km (26.242 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Metro 2 of the Mumbai Metro is an under construction metro line in the city of Mumbai connecting Dahisar in the northwest with Mandale in the east.
Construction on the first section of the line, called Metro 2A (between Dahisar and D.N. Road), began in November 2016, and is expected to be completed in 2019. This section shall be 18.589 km (11.551 mi) long, and comprise 17 of the 39 stations that form part of this route.
Bids for civil and systems works for Line 2B are currently being scrutinized, and the contracts are expected to be finalized by mid-2017.
A 38.24 km long Colaba-Bandra–Charkop line was proposed as Line 2 in the original Mumbai Metro master plan unveiled by the MMRDA in 2004. A 13.37 km long Bandra-Kurla–Mankhurd line and a 7.5 km line from Charkop to Dahisar were proposed as Line 3 and Line 4, respectively, in the same plan. Line 2 was originally planned to run from Colaba to Charkop, with Colaba to Mahalaxmi as underground. However, the underground stretch that was extended in plan up to Bandra (around 20 km) was changed to Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd (about 35 km), all elevated, primarily due to cost considerations, in the updated Mumbai Metro master plan revised by the MMRDA in 2012. In the updated master plan, the proposed Charkop–Bandra–Mankhurd and Charkop–Dahisar lines were merged into a single Dahisar–Bandra–Mankhurd line, which would have been 32 km and had 27 stations. This was planned to be the second corridor of the Mumbai Metro. Like Line 1, this corridor was also proposed to be constructed on a public private partnership (PPP) model.
Then President Pratibha Patil launched the project in August 2009. The MMRDA appointed Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra), in consortium with SNC Lavolin Inc Canada and Reliance Communication, through an international competitive bidding process to carry out this phase of the project, and the concession agreement was signed with the RInfra-led consortium in January 2010. The project was proposed to be implemented on build–operate–transfer (BOT) basis for a concession period of 35 years with an extension clause of another 10 years. The MMRDA estimated the project would cost ₹8,250 crore (US$1.3 billion), while Reliance Infrastructure estimated it would cost ₹11,000 crore. Construction was planned to begin in August 2010 and be completed by mid-2013. However, construction work had yet to begin by December 2012, leading to calls for Line 2 to be cancelled outright.
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