Mumbai Urban Transport Project
The Mumbai Urban Transport Project, is a project formulated by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority 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:- Government of Maharashtra
- Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation
- Indian Railways
- Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
- Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport
- World Bank
Phase I
The following projects were proposed to be implemented under MUTP:
;Road transport
- Widening and improvement of the Jogeshwari - Vikhroli Link Road
- Santa Cruz – Chembur Link Road
- ROB at Jogeshwari
- ROB at Jogeshwari
- 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 at 6 stations
- Other traffic management and safety schemes including footpaths
- Environment - Air quality monitoring
- Different studies and technical assistance
- 5th line on Western Railway between Mahim and Borivali
- 5th and 6th lines between Kurla and Thane
- Borivli-Bhayandar additional pair of lines
- Optimisation on Western Railway
- Optimisation on Central Railway
- Optimisation on Harbour line
- DC/AC conversion
- Procurement of new EMUs
- EMU maintenance facilities
- Stabling lines
- Track machines
- Technical assistance and studies - setting up of MRVC
- PPF reimbursement
Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi announced in 2012 that Phase I was completed.
Phase II
The projects proposed under MUTP–II were:| Project | Sanctioned cost | Revised cost |
| 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. The feasibility study for the project cost. 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.Phase 3A
The Union Cabinet approved Phase 3A of the MUTP on 7 March 2019. It will cost shared equally by the Union and State Governments, and is scheduled to be completed within 5 years. Projects approved under Phase 3A include:- Procurement of 191 air-conditioned rakes
- Extension of the Harbour Line from Goregaon up to Borivali
- Segregation of suburban and long-distance traffic at Kalyan Yard
- Implementing a Communications Based Train Control System
- Revamping 19 railway stations
- Additional capacity of existing lines
- *5th and 6th lines between Borivali and Virar
- *4th line between Kalyan and Asangaon
- *3rd and 4th lines between Kalyan and Badlapur