Maha cabinet clears 29 km Thane metro project

The Maharashtra cabinet Tuesday cleared a 29-kilometre metro line for Thane which will be implemented by the Maha Metro on behalf of the Thane Municipal Corporation.

A statement from the Chief Minister's office said the project will take four years to be completed and will be built at a cost of Rs 13,095 crore.

Of the 29 kilometres, 2.2 kilometres will be underground and the rest will be elevated, it added.

Guardian Minister of Thane Eknath Shinde said the cabinet has approved the proposal and it will help decongest the densely populated areas of the city.

It will have 22 stations and is projected to have a daily ridership of 5.76 lakh once commissioned and its fares will range from Rs 17 to Rs 104, an official said.

The metro will start from the New Thane metro station in the old city area and will connected to Wadala-Kasarvadavli Metro at two places, namely the New Thane station and Dongripada.

It will also have a link to the Thane-Bhiwandi- Kalyan Metro Line 5 at ...