Mumbai Urban Transport Project

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 with the assistance of the World Bank.

Background

The parties involved in the project include:

Phase I

Phase I began in 2002 and was completed in 2011.[1] The total estimated cost of the MUTP Phase I was ₹4,526 crore (US$670 million). 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:[2]

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 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
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

The road projects included in MUTP were the Santa Cruz – Chembur Link Road (SCLR) and the Jogeshwari - Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR).[3]

Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi announced in 2012 that Phase I was completed.[4] In reality, some works had not been completed such as conversion of all Harbour Line services to 12 coach, and conversion from DC to AC had only been completed on Western Line. However, many of these have since been completed or are in planning stages.

Phase II

The projects proposed under MUTP–II were:[5][2]

Project Sanctioned cost (₹crore) Revised cost (₹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 ₹52,000 crore (US$7.7 billion). The feasibility study for the project cost ₹100 million (US$1.5 million).[6] 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 to Borivali, and multiple additional tracks being laid on existing routes. The project is scheduled for completion in 2031.[6]

References

  1. ↑ MUTP enters final stage as railways roll out funding plan - Mumbai - DNA. Dnaindia.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  2. 1 2 MMRDA. "Mumbai Urban Transport Project". MMRDA. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mumbai Urban Transport Project". MMRDA. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  4. ↑ Bonanza for Mumbai rail commuters. Business Standard (2012-03-15). Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  5. ↑ "MRVC wastes Rs 1,700 crore by delaying key rail projects". Mid-Day. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-03-27.
  6. 1 2 "State sanctions Virar-Panvel rail project, fast track for CST Panvel". Mumbai Mirror. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2014-03-27.

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