Archive · 29 Sep 2025
Mumbai Metro Expansion: Sanjay Mukherjee Outlines Plans
Mumbai is working on a big plan to make getting around the city easier.
The plan includes new subway lines, a new pod taxi system, and better roads.
These projects will make traveling faster and easier for people who live there.
The goal is to help people move around the city faster, and make Mumbai an easier place to live.
The project is being funded by different global institutions and financial instruments to help develop the project.
MMRDA is developing over 300 km of Metro lines.
Metro Line 2B certification is expected by October 2025.
The pod taxi project at BKC is slated to begin construction in November 2025.
Mumbai Metro carried nearly 7.7 million passengers in September 2025.
The projects are financed by global institutions and local revenue streams.
- Who
- Sanjay Mukherjee (MMRDA Commissioner)
- What
- Discussed Mumbai's infrastructure projects, including Metro expansion and pod taxi system.
- When
- CMRS certification for Metro Line 2B expected by first week of October 2025. Pod taxi construction starts November 2025.
- Where
- Mumbai and MMR (Mumbai Metropolitan Region)
- Why
- To improve transport, reduce traffic, and develop Mumbai as a financial hub.
- Organization
- Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA)
- Ongoing Projects
- Metro Lines 2B, 4, 4A, 5, 6, 9, 7A, 12
- Pod Taxi Project
- BKC, construction begins Nov 2025, completion in 3 years
- Metro Ridership (Sept 2025)
- 7.7 million passengers
- Future Ridership (2031)
- Approximately 60 lakh daily
- Financing
- Global institutions, development charges, BKC land parcels
