Mumbai Metro-8: The ‘Land' Line Between Between Andheri T2 & Navi Mumbai Airports
Mumbai Metro Line 8: The line will begin at CSMIA Terminal 2 in Andheri, travel underground till Chhedanagar in Chembur, and then continue as an elevated line until NMIA
Mumbai Metro Line 8: Even as the Mumbai Metro network looks to ease road and railway traffic, there is one line that may prove to be of great help to air travellers – Mumbai Metro-8.
Known as the Gold Line, Metro-8 is a 35-km elevated line that will connect the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai to the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA).
Metro Line 8 will be the first to not just connect the two airports, but also the two cities. The project will be developed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) on the Mumbai side and the City And Industrial Development Corporation (Cidco) on the Navi Mumbai side.
The route: The line will begin at CSMIA Terminal 2 in Andheri, travel underground till Chhedanagar in Chembur, and then continue as an elevated line until NMIA. The alignment will pass through key urban locations including Kurla, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT), Mankhurd, Vashi, Nerul, and Belapur.
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Historic Breakthrough for Mumbai Metro!Today, April 17, 2025, marks a monumental milestone as the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) for Metro Line 7A achieves its breakthrough, completing the first underground tunnel in Mumbai's Metro network by MMRDA!This engineering marvel,… pic.twitter.com/5KjQ7Pui6N
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CSMIA & MUMBAI METRO
For those directly travelling from Mumbai, Metro Line 7A, an extension of Metro-7, is the one which will take you to the CSMIA. It includes both elevated and underground sections. A tunnel breakthrough has been achieved.
Metro-9 connects to Metro-7 at Dahisar.
Metro-7A connects to Metro-7 at Andheri.
Metro-7 in short: It is part of the elevated 16.5-km red line from Andheri (E) to Dahisar (E) which runs along 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-9 in short: The Dahisar (East) to Thane's Kashigaon Metro line is an extension 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 through Metro Line-2A at Dahisar (East), and Thane via Line 10 at Miragaon (in the future).
KNOW THE NAVI MUMBAI METRO
Navi Mumbai is a rapid transit rail system, which has one operational line.
The project has three phases:
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.
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.
Phase 3: Interlink between Pendhar and MIDC Taloja (2.2 km) with one station.
Fare: Minimum fare of the functional phase one is Rs 10, while maximum is Rs 30.
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Cidco also plans to extend the currently operational Navi Mumbai Metro 1A from the Belapur side by 3.02 km till the NMIA. This metro line will integrate with the Mumbai Metro Line 8 at Sagar Sangam Interchange station opposite the NMMC headquarters.
Additionally, the Mumbai Metro Line 12 (Kalyan-Taloja Metro) will interlink with the Navi Mumbai Metro at Taloja.
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