Profile picture
Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday
, 12 tweets, 3 min read Read on Twitter
Prime Minister @narendramodi will be laying the foundation stone of three Metro Rail lines in a few hours. Two around Mumbai and one at Pune. Follow this thread for details of those lines 1/n
The two lines around Mumbai are Metro Line 5 for Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan area and the Metro Line 9 for Dahisar east to Mira Bhayander, a Metro Line 7 extension. 2/n
Metro Line 5 is a 24-km long elevated rail corridor with 17 stations. It starts from Kapurbawadi (in Thane), traverses along Thane-Bhiwandi Road to Bhiwandi and then to Kalyan. 3/n
Being built at a cost of Rs. 8,416.51 crore, Metro Line 5 is expected to be completed by 2021. It is expected to carry around 2.29 lakh commuters daily with the entire system designed for six-coach trains. 4/n
The following 17 station locations have been finalised. Kalyan APMC, Kalyan Station, Sahajanand Chowk, Durgadi Fort, Kon Gaon, Gove Gaon MIDC, Rajnouli Village, Temghar, Gopal Nagar, Bhiwandi, Dhamankar Naka, Anjur Phata, Purna, Kalher, Kasheli, Balkumbh Naka, Kapurbawdi. 5/n
Here's a rough alignment of Metro Line 5
Metro Line 9 Dahisar east to Mira Bhayander is an extension of Metro Line 7 (Dahisar east-Andheri east) that is presently under construction. It is an 10.3 km elevated rail corridor with eight stations at a cost of Rs 6,607 crore. 7/n
The Metro 9 elevated corridor will start from Dahisar east and traverse along Western Express Highway till Shivaji Chowk, taking a left turn through Deepak Hospital area towards Uttan crossing the @WesternRly 8/n
For Metro Line 9, of Rs 6,607 cr, cost of land acquisition, rehab & civil works will be borne by state govt & (Rs. 4,967.75 cr). Cost of rolling stock & systems of Rs.1,639.25 to be met from JICA loan assistance. Rest 10 pc cost through Central government assistance. 9/n
Here's a rough alignment of Metro Line 9
As far as Pune is concerned, the Metro Line 3 of @metrorailpune has been planned between Hinjewadi to Shivajinagar. The 23-km long stretch will connect busy information technology (IT) part with Shivajinagar where other two metro lines will also join. 11/n
The Line 3 of @metrorailpune will be jointly executed by Tata Realty Infra and Siemens at an estimated cost of the project is Rs 8,313 crore. 12/n
Missing some Tweet in this thread?
You can try to force a refresh.

Like this thread? Get email updates or save it to PDF!

Subscribe to Rajendra B. Aklekar
Profile picture

Get real-time email alerts when new unrolls are available from this author!

This content may be removed anytime!

Twitter may remove this content at anytime, convert it as a PDF, save and print for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video

1) Follow Thread Reader App on Twitter so you can easily mention us!

2) Go to a Twitter thread (series of Tweets by the same owner) and mention us with a keyword "unroll" @threadreaderapp unroll

You can practice here first or read more on our help page!

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just three indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member and get exclusive features!

Premium member ($30.00/year)

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!