Getting inspiration from the Nagpur Metro model, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority is now planning to build a double-decker corridor on the stretch of Kashimira road (Metro Line 9 Dahisar – Bhayandar) by 2022. The new model will provide a double-decker viaduct, where flyovers for automobiles will be built on the first level and the metro line will run ...
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Mumbai Metro 70% complete
About 70% of the bridge work of Metro rail over Western Railway tracks near Andheri station is completed. The original deadline of Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar route (Phase 1) of Mumbai Metro was December 2012 but it has spilled over to next year as the work is yet to be completed. The bridge is 183 metre long and is being built in three ...
Railways to build more foot overbridges
In order to provide better infrastructure and arrest the problem of increasing accidents on the railway tracks, both the Western Railway (WR) and Central Railway (CR) have decided to build new foot overbridges (FOBs) in Mumbai soon. The WR will construct 40 FOBs while the CR is going in for 10 FOBs across stations. Also, the WR will convert all ...