Thane Metro
The Thane Metro is a mass transit project for the city of Thane, Maharashtra, India. It will feature 22 stations along a 29 kilometres (18 mi) route ( 26 km Elevated and 3 km Underground) and will be connected to lines 4 and 5 of the Mumbai Metro. The project will be implemented by the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) and the Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation (Maha Metro).[1][2] It received Cabinet approval on 6 March 2019 by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.[3] The system will take 4–5 years to build at a cost of. ₹13,095 crore. The cost of the tickets will vary from ₹17 to ₹104.[4] The roofs of the metro stations are planned to be fitted with solar panels, which will provide up to 65% of the electricity requirements for the system.[5]
| Thane Metro | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Other name(s) | Thane Internal Metro |
| Status | Approved |
| Owner | Thane Municipal Corporation |
| Locale | Thane, Maharashtra, India |
| Stations | 22 |
| Service | |
| Type | Rapid Transit |
| System | Thane Metro |
| Depot(s) | Kasarvadavli |
| Daily ridership | 576,000 |
| History | |
| Planned opening | 2025 |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 29 km (18 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Character | Elevated (Partially Underground) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Stations
There will be a total of 22 stations. 20 Elevated Stations and two Underground.
| # | Station | Status | Connections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teen Hath Naka | TBD | Line 4 |
| 2 | Wagle Circle | TBD | None |
| 3 | Lokmanya Nagar Bus Depot | TBD | None |
| 4 | Shivai Nagar | TBD | None |
| 5 | Neelkanth Terminal | TBD | None |
| 6 | Gandhi Nagar | TBD | None |
| 7 | Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar Natyagraha | TBD | None |
| 8 | Manpada | TBD | None |
| 9 | Dongripada | TBD | Line 4 |
| 10 | Vijaynagri | TBD | None |
| 11 | Waghbil | TBD | None |
| 12 | Waterfront | TBD | None |
| 13 | Patlipada | TBD | None |
| 14 | Azad Nagar Bus Stop | TBD | None |
| 15 | Manorama Nagar | TBD | None |
| 16 | Kolshet Industrial Area | TBD | None |
| 17 | Balkum Naka | TBD | Line 5 |
| 18 | Balkum Pada | TBD | None |
| 19 | Rabodi | TBD | None |
| 20 | Shivaji Chowk | TBD | None |
| 21 | Thane Junction | TBD | None |
| 22 | New Thane | TBD | None |
Status
Work on this system was not intended to start before the completion of Line 4 (Mumbai Metro) as the construction of two large scale projects would lead to severe congestion.[6]
There have been reports that the metro maybe scrapped to make for a high speed tram system (light rail).[7]
References
- Fernandes, Freny (29 November 2018). "22 stations planned for Thane's intracity metro, highly populated locations linked". Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- Badgeri, Manoj (17 November 2018). "By 2025, Thane metro will ferry 20% of the city's population". Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
- Deshpande, Alok (6 March 2019). "State clears internal Metro for Thane". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Maharashtra clears Metro project in Thane". Livemint. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "22 Stations Planned For Thane's Intracity Metro, Highly Populated Locations Linked | Property Thane News". mchithane.org. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- Fern, Freny; Nov 29, es | TNN | Updated:; 2018; Ist, 00:11. "Thane Metro: 22 stations planned for Thane's intracity metro, highly populated locations linked | Thane News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 May 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- Feb 10, Manoj Badgeri | TNN |; 2020; Ist, 05:55. "Thane Metro: Internal Metro for Thane may be scrapped | Thane News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 8 May 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)