In a significant development, the urban development department on Wednesday, September 13, issued an order stating that the Mumbai Metro Line 2B will be extended from Mandale to Cheetah Camp near Chembur. The work of the depot is in full swing at Mandale.
This development came after the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), in its executive committee meeting on February 23, 2021, approved the extension of the line to Cheetah Camp and also allowed the construction of a station in the same location.
It is pertinent to note that the project connecting DN Nagar to Mandale was approved on October 25, 2016, at a cost of ₹10,896 crores.
The existing line is 22.64 kilometres and will be extended by 1.02 kilometres for an additional cost of ₹205 crores. It will pass through SV Road, Bandra, Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Kurla, Chembur, Mankhurd and Mandale.
The Metro 2B will greatly reduce the travel time, and provide rail-based access to the commercial, government bodies and geographical landmarks in the city, it added.
The metro project shall provide interconnectivity among the existing Western Express Highway, Eastern Express Highway, Western Railway, Central Railway, Mono Rail, Metro Line 1 (Ghatkopar to Versova) and Metro Line 2A (Dahisar to DN Nagar), Metro Line 4 (Wadala to Kasarvadavali) and Metro Line 3 (Colaba to SEEPZ) under implementation.
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