Archive · 10 Aug 2026
New Metro line to link Thane, Mumbra and Dombivli
In a busy part of India near Mumbai, lots of people travel every day.
The roads are full of cars and buses, and the trains are very crowded.
To help fix this, the city planners want to build a new metro, which is a special kind of train.
The metro line would connect three areas called Thane, Mumbra, and Dombivli.
It would be about 9.6 kilometers long and have seven or eight stops.
Building it would cost around Rs 4,500 crore, which is a very large amount of money.
Right now, a team called RITES is studying the plan and will finish its report by September.
If everything goes well, the metro could be built by the end of 2026 or early 2027.
The new metro would also connect to a super-fast bullet train station and other metro lines.
That way, people will have more choices and find it easier to get around.
MMRDA has proposed a 9.6-km metro corridor linking Thane with Dombivli through Mumbra and Diva.
The proposed line would run from Thane Junction via Kalwa, Mumbra, Diva and Mhatardi, with an extension under consideration towards Sonarpada and Kopar.
The corridor is expected to have seven to eight stations and cost around Rs 4,500 crore.
RITES is preparing the Detailed Project Report, expected by September, and the project could take shape towards the end of 2026 or early 2027.
The metro could connect with the planned Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train station at Diva and Mumbai Metro Line 12 near Sonarpada.
- Who
- Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), with RITES preparing the Detailed Project Report
- What
- A proposed 9.6-km metro corridor linking Thane with Dombivli through Mumbra and Diva, with seven to eight stations and an estimated cost of Rs 4,500 crore
- When
- DPR expected by September; project could take shape towards the end of 2026 or early 2027
- Where
- Thane–Dombivli corridor through Mumbra and Diva in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- Why
- To ease heavy road traffic and packed suburban trains and to improve access to the planned Mumbai–Ahmedabad bullet train station at Diva
- Route length
- 9.6 km
- Planned stations
- Seven to eight
- Estimated cost
- Rs 4,500 crore
- Proposed route
- Thane Junction–Kalwa–Mumbra–Diva–Mhatardi–Sonarpada–Kopar (Dombivli)
- DPR agency
- RITES
- DPR completion
- Expected by September
- Target timeline
- End of 2026 or early 2027
- Proposed alignment
- Underground from Thane to Mumbra; elevated from Mumbra towards Diva and Kopar