Line 1 (Navi Mumbai Metro)

Navi Mumbai Metro Line 1
Overview
Status	Under construction
Owner	CIDCO
Locale	Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Termini	Belapur Khandeshwar
Stations	20
Service
Type	Rapid Transit
System	Navi Mumbai Metro
Depot(s)	Taloja Metro Depot
Rolling stock	China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) Zhuzhou Locomotive
History
Opened	Dec 2021 (Planned for Central Park to Pendhar stations) Dec 2022 (Planned for Belapur to Kharghar sector 14 stations)
Technical
Line length	23.4 km (14.5 mi)
Character	Elevated
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead catenary
Operating speed	32 km/h
Route map

Line 1 of the Navi Mumbai Metro is part of the rapid transit rail system for the city of Navi Mumbai, India. The 23.40 km line consists of 20 metro stations from Belapur to Khandeshwar. It is expected to cost ₹4,163 crore (US$580 million). On 7th May 2021, State-run town planning authority CIDCO conducted a successful trial run on the approach route to and the test track at Taloja metro depot, and claimed that it was “successful in all respects”.

History

The following dates represent the dates the section opened to the public, not the private inauguration.

History
Extension date	Termini		Length	Stations
April 2020	Belapur	Pendhar	11.10 kilometers (6.90 mi)	11
	Pendhar	MIDC Taloja	2 kilometers (1.2 mi)	1
	MIDC Taloja	Khandeshwar	10.30 kilometers (6.40 mi)	8
Total	Belapur	Khandeshwar	23.40 kilometers (14.54 mi)	20

Background

The feasibility study for the Navi Mumbai Metro was carried out by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). CIDCO was authorised as the implementing agency of the Belapur-Pendhar-Kalamboli-Khandeshwar line, under the Indian Tramway Act 1886, by the Government of Maharashtra on 30 September 2010. The state government later asked the CIDCO to implement the Navi Mumbai Metro project under the Central Metro Act. The detailed master plan for Line 1 was prepared by the DMRC. The proposed route will link Belapur, Kharghar, Taloje, MIDC, Kalamboli and the Khandeshwar railway station, terminating at the proposed Navi Mumbai International Airport.

Construction

The metro's foundation stone was laid on 1 May 2011 by Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, and general foundation work on the system's first phase commenced in October 2011. Line 1's first girder was placed on 13 December 2012.

Line 1 is planned to be developed in 3 phases.

Phase	Termini	Length	Stations	Cost
Phase I	Belapur-Kharghar-Taloja-Pendhar	11.10 kilometres (6.90 mi)	11	₹1,985 crore (US$280 million)
Phase II	MIDC Taloja-Kalamboli–Khandeshwar (extension to Airport proposed)	10.30 kilometres (6.40 mi)	8	₹1,509 crore (US$210 million)
Phase III	Interlink between Pendhar and MIDC	2 kilometres (1.2 mi)	1	₹574 crore (US$80 million)
Total		23.40 kilometres (14.54 mi)	20	₹4,068 crore (US$570 million)

CIDCO awarded the contract for civil works in Phase I to six firms. The contract for technical work was awarded to one firm, at an estimated cost of ₹1,020 crore (US$140 million). Spanish contractor San José Constructora will design and build five stations, located at Central Park, Pethpada, Sector 34, Panchanand and Pendhar. In the second phase, an 8.15-kilometre (5.06 mi) line will be built from Khandeshwar to Taloje MIDC, with seven stations. The third phase will entail the merging of two rail corridors between Pendhar and MIDC with a 2.2-kilometre (1.4 mi) link, forming a loop from Belapur to Khandeshwar. A maintenance depot will be constructed on a 20-acre (81,000 m²) plot at Taloja for the circular line, and a temporary maintenance depot will be constructed on five hectares of land at Khandeshwar.

Line 1 was expected to be completed by 2016 but its most likely to miss deadline, trains may roll out only by July 2017. CIDCO has plans to extend Line 1 up to Kalyan - Ulhasnagar -Murbad.

Funding

Phase I of Line 1 was executed using CIDCO funds. The total cost of Line 1 is estimated to be ₹4,068 crore (US$570 million).

Stations

Stage 1

Line 1
#	Station Name	Inter-station Distance (km)	Cumulative Distance (km)	Opening	Connections
1	CBD Belapur	0.06	0.06		CBD Belapur railway station (Mumbai Suburban Railway)
2	Sector 7 (CBD Belapur)	0.71	0.77		None
3	CIDCO Science Park (Kharghar)	1.27	2.04		None
4	Utsav Chowk (Kharghar)	1.37	3.41		Kharghar railway station (Mumbai Suburban Railway) (through Skywalk)
5	Sector 11 (Kharghar)	0.71	4.12		None
6	Sector 14 (Kharghar)	1	5.12		None
7	Central Park (Kharghar)	1	6.12		None
8	Pethpada (Kharghar)	1.32	7.44		None
9	Sector 34 (Kharghar)	1.23	8.67		None
10	Panchanand	1.48	10.67		Suburban Railway Orange Line 12 (Mumbai Metro)
11	Pendhar	0.95	11.10		None

Stage 2

Line 1
#	Station Name	Inter-station Distance (km)	Cumulative Distance (km)	Opening	Connections
12	Khandeshwar	0.10	0.10		Khandeshwar railway station (Mumbai Suburban Railway)
13	Sector 10 (Kamothe)	0.99	1.09		None
14	Sector 2E (Kalamboli)	1.01	2.10		None
15	Sector 13 (Kalamboli)	0.77	2.87		None
16	Sector 7E (Kalamboli)	1.63	4.50		None
17	Kasadi	1.15	5.65		None
18	MIDC Station 1	1.20	6.85		None
19	MIDC Station 2	1.50	8.35		None

Stage 3

Stage 3 involves the construction of a 2 km link and one station between Pendhar and MIDC, to join Stage 1 and Stage 2.

Infrastructure

An international consortium of companies including Ansaldo STS, Tata Projects and CSR Zhuzhou will provide the electrical and mechanical systems for the first phase of Line 1. Ansaldo will conduct systems integration and supply train control systems, telecoms, fare collection systems and equipment storage. The metro's standard gauge network would be electrified at 25 kV AC, with power provided via an overhead catenary.

Rolling stock

In 2014, the Chinese company CSR Zhuzhou signed a contract with CIDCO to supply rolling stock for the first phase of the metro’s Line 1. The three-car trainsets would be 64.6 metres (212 ft) long and 3.1 metres (10 ft) wide, with a passenger capacity of around 1,100 and a maximum speed of approximately 80 kilometres per hour (50 mph). The trains would feature stainless steel bodies, air-conditioning and LED lighting.