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MMRDA Starts Building Mogarpada Depot to Support Four New Metro Lines

A Rs 905 crore SEW-VSE JV contract paves the way for work to begin this week

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The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has acquired 174 hectares of land in Mogarpada, Thane, near Mumbai, to develop the city’s largest integrated metro depot. (Picture for representational purposes only)
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Overview

  • MMRDA has taken possession of 174 hectares in Mogarpada, Thane, under a government resolution issued in October 2023
  • The facility will centralize operations and maintenance for Metro Lines 4, 4A, 10 and 11 across a combined 55.99 km corridor from CSMT to Mira Road
  • SEW-VSE JV secured the Rs 905 crore construction contract and is mobilizing resources for immediate ground work
  • The depot will include 64 stabling tracks, 20 maintenance lines, control centres and automated train-wash systems for inspections and heavy overhauls
  • Once operational, it is projected to cut travel times by up to 50% on key routes, serve about 1.2 million passengers daily and spur economic growth in eastern Mumbai and Thane