The Mumbai Metro project is the planned mass rapid transit and light rail system in Mumbai.
Information website:
mumbaimetro.eu
Price: multi billion dollar project
Mumbai currently has an extensive commuter rail system, the Mumbai Suburban Railway. However, it is not built to rapid transit specifications. In May 2003, the original Mumbai rapid-transit plan was updated to include an elevated 10 km LRT system, to be built between Andheri and Ghatkopar via Asalpha, Marol, Chakala and Saki Naka. In January 2004, a master transit plan, including a 146 kilometer metro, was unveiled by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). The plan integrated a 146 kilometer-long metro system, of which 32 km is underground. In June 2004, government approval was given for a 13-station elevated light rail line between Ghatkopar and Versova. The foundation stone-laying ceremony was held on 21 June 2006. The line was initially expected to open in 2008. Work on the 11-km Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor, which comes under Phase-I, began on 8 February 2008. Construction of the route is expected to be completed in three years.