MMRDA mulls metro link to Virar, Vasai

  • | Monday | 18th September, 2017

We would be preparing the detailed project report (DPR) for connecting Vasai and Virar with Metro.”“The Metro corridor connecting Vasai and Virar would not be taken up for execution immediately but would be taken up gradually. With this corridor, commuters would be able to seamlessly travel between Virar and Churchgate. At Dahisar, commuters can take the Dahisar east- Andheri east Metro-7 corridor and travel up to Airport and from there, commuters can take the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro-3 underground corridor. Commuters would be benefitted with direct connectivity between Virar and Churchgate by taking interchanging Metro at Dahisar and Airport. UPS Madan, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA, told DNA, “We will have to ultimately connect Vasai and Virar with Metro connectivity and not have Metro only up to Bhayander.

With this corridor, commuters would be able to seamlessly travel between Virar and Churchgate Anticipating urban sprawl in satellite cities nearing Mumbai, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is now planning to have a Metro corridor connecting Vasai and Virar to Mumbai. With this corridor, commuters would be able to seamlessly travel between Virar and Churchgate. Commuters would be benefitted with direct connectivity between Virar and Churchgate by taking interchanging Metro at Dahisar and Airport. At Dahisar, commuters can take the Dahisar east- Andheri east Metro-7 corridor and travel up to Airport and from there, commuters can take the Colaba-Bandra-Seepz Metro-3 underground corridor. UPS Madan, Metropolitan Commissioner, MMRDA, told DNA, “We will have to ultimately connect Vasai and Virar with Metro connectivity and not have Metro only up to Bhayander. We would be preparing the detailed project report (DPR) for connecting Vasai and Virar with Metro.” “The Metro corridor connecting Vasai and Virar would not be taken up for execution immediately but would be taken up gradually. This because the priority of MMRDA is to complete the Metro works for which the work has already started or is at bidding stage,” said a MMRDA official.

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