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The '''Mumbai Urban Transport Project''' ('''MUTP'''), is a project formulated by the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority]] (MMRDA) to bring about improvement in the traffic and transport situation in the [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region|Mumbai metropolitan region]] with the assistance of the [[World Bank]].

==Background==

The parties involved in the project include:
* [[Government of Maharashtra]]
* [[Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation]] (MRVC)
* [[Indian Railways]] (IR)
* [[Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority]] (MMRDA)
* [[Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation]] (BMC)
* [[Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport]] (BEST)
* [[World Bank]]

==Phase I==
Phase I began in 2002 and was completed in 2011.<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_mutp-enters-final-stage-as-railways-roll-out-funding-plan_1662558 MUTP enters final stage as railways roll out funding plan - Mumbai - DNA]. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.</ref> The total estimated cost of the MUTP Phase I was {{INRConvert|4526|c}}. Most of the money was spent on railway projects, while less than a fourth was spent on road projects.

The following projects were proposed to be implemented under MUTP:<ref name = "mmrda1">{{cite web|title=Mumbai Urban Transport Project|url=http://202.54.119.40/projects_mutp.htm|work=MMRDA|access-date=7 April 2014|author=MMRDA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113145255/http://202.54.119.40/projects_mutp.htm|archive-date=13 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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;Road transport
*Widening and improvement of the [[Jogeshwari - Vikhroli Link Road]]
*[[Santa Cruz – Chembur Link Road]] (including an ROB at Kurla)
*ROB at [[Jogeshwari]] (South)
*ROB at [[Jogeshwari]] (North)
*ROB at [[Vikhroli]]
*Purchase of 644 eco friendly buses
*Pedestrian Grade Separation Schemes
*Area Traffic Control System in the [[South Mumbai|Island City]]
*Station Area Traffic Improvement Schemes (SATIS) at 6 stations
*Other traffic management and safety schemes including footpaths
*Environment - Air quality monitoring
*Different studies and technical assistance
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;Rail transport
*5th line on Western Railway between Mahim and Borivali
*5th and 6th lines between Kurla and Thane
*Borivli-Bhayandar additional pair of lines (including Virar car shed and Virar - Dahanu road track centre work)
*Optimisation on Western Railway
*Optimisation on Central Railway
*Optimisation on Harbour line
*DC/AC conversion
*Procurement of new EMUs (trains)
*EMU maintenance facilities
*Stabling lines
*Track machines
*Technical assistance and studies - setting up of MRVC
*PPF reimbursement
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The road projects included in MUTP were the [[Santa Cruz – Chembur Link Road]] (SCLR) and the [[Jogeshwari - Vikhroli Link Road]] (JVLR).<ref name="maharashtra1">{{cite web|url=http://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/mumbai-urban-transport-project1# |title=Mumbai Urban Transport Project |publisher=MMRDA |access-date=2014-03-27}}</ref>

Railway Minister [[Dinesh Trivedi]] announced in 2012 that Phase I was completed.<ref>[http://business-standard.com/india/news/bonanza-for-mumbai-rail-commuters/467775/ Bonanza for Mumbai rail commuters]. Business Standard (15 March 2012). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.</ref>

==Phase II==

The projects proposed under MUTP–II were:<ref name="mid-day1">{{cite news|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/MRVC-wastes-Rs-1700-crore-by-delaying-key-rail-projects/15130078 |title=MRVC wastes Rs 1,700 crore by delaying key rail projects |newspaper=Mid-Day |date=2014-03-01 |access-date=2014-03-27}}</ref><ref name = "mmrda1"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Project !! Sanctioned cost ({{INR}}crore) !! Revised cost ({{INR}}crore)
|-
| CST-Kurla, 5th and 6th track || 659 || 923.78
|-
| Mumbai Central-Borivali, 6th track || 522 || 1049.91
|-

| Thane–Diva, 5th and 6th track || 133
|| 287.62
|-
| Extension of Harbor Line to Goregaon || 103
|| 147.60
|-
| 1500 V DC to 25000 V AC power conversion || 293
|| 739.91
|-
| EMU train procurement || 2930
|| 3041.13
|-
| Maintenance facilities for EMU trains || 205
|| 323.67
|-
| Stabling lines for EMUs || 141
|| 178.91
|-
| Technical assistance || 62
|| 62
|-
| Resettlement and rehabilitation of PAPs || 124
|| 124
|-
| Station improvement and trespassing control || 128
|| 128
|-
! Total || 5300 || 7006.53
|}

==Phase III==
Phase III of the Mumbai Urban Transport Project was approved on 8 December 2011. It will cost {{INR convert|52000|c}}. The feasibility study for the project cost {{INRConvert|100|m}}.<ref name="Mirror">{{cite web|url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/State-sanctions-Virar-Panvel-rail-project-fast-track-for-CST-Panvel/articleshow/16186806.cms |title=State sanctions Virar-Panvel rail project, fast track for CST Panvel |work= Mumbai Mirror |date=2011-12-09 |access-date=2014-03-27}}</ref> The project includes a fast corridor from [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus]] to [[Panvel]] with a connection to the proposed new [[Navi Mumbai International Airport]], extending the [[Harbour Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway)|Harbour Line]] to [[Borivali]], and multiple additional tracks being laid on existing routes. The project is scheduled for completion in 2031.<ref name="Mirror" />

===Phase 3A===
The Union Cabinet approved Phase 3A of the MUTP on 7 March 2019. It will cost {{INRConvert|33690|c}} shared equally by the Union and State Governments, and is scheduled to be completed within 5 years. Projects approved under Phase 3A include:

*Procurement of 191 air-conditioned rakes
*Extension of the Harbour Line from Goregaon up to Borivali
*Segregation of suburban and long-distance traffic at Kalyan Yard
*Implementing a Communications Based Train Control System
*Revamping 19 railway stations
*Additional capacity of existing lines
**5th and 6th lines between Borivali and Virar
**4th line between Kalyan and Asangaon
**3rd and 4th lines between Kalyan and Badlapur<ref>{{cite web |first1=Manthank |last1=Mehta | date=8 March 2019 |title=Mumbai Railway News: AC trains, station revamp, more tracks in Rs 34,000 crore boost for railways |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/ac-trains-station-revamp-more-tracks-in-rs-34000-crore-boost-for-railways/articleshow/68311830.cms |website=The Times of India|access-date=27 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Cabinet sets Mumbai Urban Transport Project-3A rolling at Rs 33,690 crore |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-cabinet-sets-mumbai-urban-transport-project-3a-rolling-at-rs-33690-crore-2727443 |website=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=27 April 2019 |language=en |date=8 March 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://mmrda.maharashtra.gov.in/mumbai-urban-transport-project1 Mumbai Urban Transport Project Official website]

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