Mumbai metro progress: CM Fadnavis confirms most lines will be running by 2027

The Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the Legislative Assembly on Friday that most sections of the 374 km metro network in Mumbai Metropolitan Region will be ready for service by 2027. The Chief Minister detailed progress reports about major metro routes during his session at the Legislative Assembly where he mentioned Metro 3 will reach Cuffe Parade by June and several metro systems will be finished during the current year.

 Metro 4A linking Kasarvadavali and Gaimukh

The proposed completion date for Metro 4A linking Kasarvadavali and Gaimukh together with the Kasarvadavali to Cadbury Junction segment of Metro 4 as well as Metro 7A from Dahisar to Mira Road falls within December 2025. Users can expect the second phase of Metro 2B connecting DN Nagar to Mandale to finish its construction by October 2026. Fadnavis expressed that multiple metro projects which started during 2014-2019 have reached advanced stages of completion in his response to the congratulatory motion regarding Governor CP Radhakrishnan's address. He announced that Metro 3 stands at 95 percent completion status while security trials for the system have successfully finished. Metro 4 has achieved 79 per cent completion, with the phase between Cadbury Junction and Gandhi Nagar set to become operational by December 2026. The earlier phase between Kasarvadavali and Cadbury will be launched by the end of this year.

5-KM Underground Stretch For Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan Metro

The construction of Thane Metro linking between Thane-Bhiwandi shows good progress while reaching 80% completion. Fadnavis declared that Bhiwandi and Kalyan received approval for an underground metro construction that would replace the original elevated design plans. The decision to make the route underground in this stretch of 5 kilometers was taken to prevent major relocation activities. Fadnavis reported that Metro 9 linking Andheri to the international airport remains 55 percent finished and its operations are projected for December 2026. The metro network expansion project intends to strengthen connectivity throughout the MMR area through better public transportation. The public transport system in Mumbai will undergo a remarkable evolution during the next few years because multiple metro lines are approaching their final stages of completion.