Mumbai Metro, Mumbai’s first Mass Rapid Transit System, will cross Andheri’s JOG flyover on Western Express Highway at a height of 22m by a Cable Stayed Bridge for its first line – the VAG corridor. Extended Pier caps have been designed to avoid Piers at the centre of any traffic junction to allow larger spans – a first in the world for Metro Projects. 16 trains will be put in service with a four coach unit carrying 1500 passengers, reducing the travel time from 90 to 21 minutes.
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Mumbai Metro fares cheapest in world
When compared with the best 11 Metro services across the world, Mumbai Metro Rail fares will be the cheapest. For the first Metro Rail corridor from Versova to Ghatkopar, they will be between र6 and र10 while for the second corridor between Charkop and Mankhurd they will range between र8 to र24. According to Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), ...
New initiatives for carbon reduction
Mumbai will soon tread on a new city-wide low-carbon transport path that will facilitate it to avail of current carbon financing schemes. During a two day workshop organised by the Paris based Institute Veolia Environment (IVE) in Mumbai in September, international transport experts and regional authorities discussed how international investment could be harnessed to support the delivery of a city ...
Cable stayed-bridge
For its Mumbai Metro project on Jog Flyover across the Western Express Highway in Andheri, the Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd (MMOPL), a joint venture between Reliance Infrastructure Limited (RInfra) and Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) plans to erect a cable-stayed bridge. Construction of the 38-metre-high, 175-metre-long Bridge, is likely to be completed by February 2011.