Overview

• MMRCL formally lodged its detailed project report for Line 11 with the Maharashtra Urban Development Department on July 14, triggering the start of state-level review
• The proposed 17.5-km route will run from Anik Depot to the Gateway of India and thread through dense areas including Nagpada and Bhendi Bazaar
• Of the line’s 13 underground stations, eight are slated for cut-and-cover construction, five for the New Austrian Tunneling Method, and Anik Depot will host the sole ground-level stop
• A new 16-hectare depot is planned at the existing Anik–Pratiksha Nagar BEST bus yard to integrate metro operations with bus services
• The corridor is designed to intersect Metro Lines 3 and 4, the Monorail and suburban rail at Byculla and CSMT, and is forecast to carry 580,000 daily riders by 2031 and 869,000 by 2041