Mumbai Metro-4 Trial Runs On: This Line Will Cut Wadala To Thane Travel Time By 75%
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Mumbai Metro Lines 4, 4A: Metro-4 will provide connectivity to EEH, CR, Mono Rail, Metro 2B (DN Nagar to Mandale), Metro-5 (Thane-Kalyan), Metro-6 (Swami Samarth Nagar to Vikhroli)
Mumbai Metro Lines 4 & 4A: The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) recently began trial runs along the 10-kilometre stretch of Metro Lines 4 and 4A between Cadbury Junction and Gaimukh.
The Wadala to Kasarvadavali Line 4 with 30 elevated stations, and its 2.7-kilometre extension Line 4A up to Gaimukh, are expected to substantially reduce daily commute times—by as much as 75% in some sections.
The project is aimed at addressing chronic traffic congestion in East Mumbai and encouraging a shift from private vehicles to efficient, low-emission metro systems.
Here's all you need to know.
विक्रोळीतील गांधीनगर जंक्शन येथे महत्त्वपूर्ण पायाभूत सुविधा उभारणीचे कार्य सुरू आहे. येथे एलबीएस रोड, जोगेश्वरी-विक्रोळी लिंक रोड (JVLR) उड्डाणपूल, मेट्रो लाईन ६ आणि मेट्रो लाईन ४ अशा चार वाहतूक मार्गांचा संगम होत आहे.या ठिकाणी, २४ मीटर उंचीवर आणि चालू वाहतुकीदरम्यान सुमारे… pic.twitter.com/P4JZ7YILgQ
— MMRDA (@MMRDAOfficial) April 28, 2025
METRO 4
The Wadala to Kasarvadavali link is a 32.32-km-long elevated corridor with 30 stations.
The stations are Bhakti Park Metro, Wadala TT, Anik Nagar Bus Depot, Siddharth Colony, Garodia Nagar, Pant Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, Shreyes Cinema, Godrej Company, Vikhroli Metro, Surya Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Naval Housing, Bhandup Mahapalika, Bhandup Metro, Shangrila, Sonapur, Mulund Fire Station, Mulund Naka, Thane Teen Haath Naka, RTO Thane, Mahapalika Marg, Cadbury Junction, Majiwada, Kapurbawdi, Manpada, Tikuji-Ni-Wadi, DongariPada, Vijay Garden, Kasarvadavali.
METRO 4A (KASARVADAVALI – GAIMUKH)
Metro Line 4A from Kasarvadavali to Gaimukh is 2.7-km long elevated corridor with two stations. It is the extension of Mumbai Metro Line-4 at Kasarvadavali end– Kasarvadavali (Metro 4), Gaimukh (Metro 10)
THE TRIAL RUNS
Reports say trial operations have begun begin across 10 stations on the Cadbury junction-Gaimukh stretch —Cadbury, Majiwada, Kapurbawadi, Manpada, Tikuji Ni Wadi, Dongripada, Vijay Garden, Kasarvadavli, Gownipada and Gaimukh.
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