Mumbai Metro Line 12A gets cabinet approval, 12 elevated stations planned

Maharashtra has approved the Rs 13,856.37-crore Metro Line 12A project, an 18.4-km elevated corridor connecting Manpada-Katai Naka with Taloja through Kalyan Phata in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

The Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, approved the project at a meeting in Mantralaya on Tuesday, October 27. The state government has set a completion deadline of three-and-a-half years.

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will implement the project, which is intended to improve connectivity between Kalyan-Dombivli, Taloja and surrounding employment and residential areas.

The corridor will have 12 elevated stations and incorporate 15.62 km of road flyovers. These will comprise 6.93 km of four-lane flyovers and 8.69 km of six-lane flyovers, according to project details reported by The Times of India.

The proposed corridor is expected to carry around 4.74 lakh passengers daily. Officials project that it could reduce travel times by 40–50 per cent compared with road journeys.

Planned interchange connections with other Metro corridors and Navi Mumbai Metro Line 1 are expected to improve access across the wider region. The project is also intended to strengthen links to industrial and logistics hubs and reduce pressure on existing roads.

Fadnavis has directed officials to complete the corridor within the stipulated period and accelerate other Metro projects across the state.

The deadline comes amid delays affecting several projects in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The government has also identified 2027 as the ‘Year of Metro’ and directed the MMRDA to expedite unfinished works.

The corridor’s delivery will depend on execution remaining on schedule and the completion of its supporting infrastructure.