Mumbai Metro-8: The ‘Land’ Line Between Andheri T2 & Navi Mumbai Airports

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Last Updated:May 25, 2025, 16:28 IST

Mumbai Metro Line 8: The enactment volition statesman astatine CSMIA Terminal 2 successful Andheri, question underground till Chhedanagar successful Chembur, and past proceed arsenic an elevated enactment until NMIA

Metro Line 8 volition beryllium the archetypal to not conscionable link the 2 airports, but besides the 2 cities. (File)

Mumbai Metro Line 8: Even arsenic the Mumbai Metro web looks to easiness roadworthy and railway traffic, determination is 1 enactment that whitethorn beryllium to beryllium of large assistance to aerial travellers – Mumbai Metro-8.

Known arsenic the Gold Line, Metro-8 is simply a 35-km elevated enactment that volition link the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) successful Mumbai to the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA).

METRO-8: CSMIA TO NMIA

Metro Line 8 volition beryllium the archetypal to not conscionable link the 2 airports, but besides the 2 cities. The task volition beryllium developed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) connected the Mumbai broadside and the City And Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) connected the Navi Mumbai side.

The route: The enactment volition statesman astatine CSMIA Terminal 2 successful Andheri, question underground till Chhedanagar successful Chembur, and past proceed arsenic an elevated enactment until NMIA. The alignment volition walk done cardinal municipality locations including Kurla, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Mankhurd, Vashi, Nerul, and Belapur.

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The features

• Speed: With a people velocity of 90 km/h, the Gold enactment Metro volition beryllium faster than different Metro services.
• Length: 35-40 km
• Number of stations: 8 (approved)
• Type: 9.25-km underground and 25.63-km elevated
• Cost: Rs 15,000 crore
• Tentative deadline: 2029

CSMIA & MUMBAI METRO

For those straight travelling from Mumbai, Metro Line 7A, an hold of Metro-7, is the 1 which volition instrumentality you to the CSMIA. It includes some elevated and underground sections. A passageway breakthrough has been achieved.

Points to remember

• From city: Metro-7A, an hold of Metro-7, connects Andheri East to CSMIA T2.
• From city, suburbs: Metro-1 (the existing Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor) besides takes to Airport Road station, from wherever you tin transportation to Metro-7A.
• From suburbs: Metro-9 (Dahisar to Mira-Bhayander) connects to Metro-7 astatine Dahisar.

Metro-7 successful short: It is portion of the elevated 16.5-km reddish enactment from Andheri (E) to Dahisar (E) which runs on the Western Express Highway from Dahisar to Gundavali. The stations are — Dahisar East, Ovaripada, National Park, Devipada, Magathane, Poisar, Akurli, Kurar, Dindoshi, Aarey, Goregaon E (Interconnect Mumbai Metro-6: Pink Line), Jogeshwari E, Shankarwadi, and Gundavali (Earlier Andheri East, Interconnect Mumbai Metro 1 – Blue Line and Mumbai Metro: 7A – Red Line). Metro-7A has 2 stations — Airport Colony (elevated) and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (underground).

Metro-9 successful short: The Dahisar (East) to Thane’s Kashigaon Metro line is an hold of Metro-7. Its stations are – Dahisar (East), Pandurangwadi, Miragaon, Kashigaon, (phase 2 begins) Sai Baba Nagar, Meditiya Nagar, Shahid Bhagat Singh Garden, Subhash Chandra Bose Stadium. Metro-9 connects to Andheri (West) via Line 2B, Ghatkopar via Metro-7 and 1, Link Road done Metro Line-2A astatine Dahisar (East), and Thane via Line 10 astatine Miragaon (in the future).

KNOW THE NAVI MUMBAI METRO

Navi Mumbai is a accelerated transit obstruction system, which has 1 operational line.

The task has 3 phases:

1. Phase 1: Belapur to Pendhar (11.10 km) with 11 stations – CBD Belapur, Sector 7, CIDCO Science Park, Utsav Chowk, Sector 11, Sector 14, Central Park, Pethpada, Sector 34, Panchanand and Pendhar Metro Station.
2. Phase 2: Khandeshwar to MIDC Taloja (extension to Airport proposed) (10.3 km) with 8 stations –Khandeshwar, Kalamboli, Sector 13, Sector 11, Sector 7E, Sector 7, Sector 2E, and MIDC Taloja.
3. Phase 3: Interlink betwixt Pendhar and MIDC Taloja (2.2 km) with 1 station.

Fare: Minimum fare of the functional signifier 1 is Rs 10, portion maximum is Rs 30.

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MORE CONNECTING POINTS

Cidco besides plans to widen the presently operational Navi Mumbai Metro 1A from the Belapur broadside by 3.02 km till the NMIA. This metro line volition integrate with the Mumbai Metro Line 8 astatine Sagar Sangam Interchange presumption other the NMMC headquarters.

Additionally, the Mumbai Metro Line 12 (Kalyan-Taloja Metro) volition interlink with the Navi Mumbai Metro astatine Taloja.

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