Overview

• An infrastructure cabinet subcommittee chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis cleared the purchase of 268 fully air-conditioned suburban trains under MUTP Phases 3 and 3A with fares set to match non-AC services.
• The new rakes will feature closed doors and metro-style systems and will replace older open-door trains in phases once Central Government approval enables procurement.
• Mumbai Metro Line 11, a 16-km fully underground route from Wadala Depot to the Gateway of India, was approved at an estimated Rs 24,000 crore with funding to come from JICA.
• Capacity upgrades for Pune include third and fourth tracks on the Pune–Lonavala suburban corridor and two additional Pune Metro stations at Balajinagar–Bibwewadi and Swargate–Katraj.
• The package also includes a 25-km elevated road linking Thane to Navi Mumbai International Airport, a Nagpur ring road and planned township, and a BEST joint-development commercial complex to raise revenue.