Navi Mumbai Metro: Taloja Industries Association Urges For Construction Of Two Stations In MIDC With Line-1 Extension

The managing committee of Taloja Industries Association (TIA) recently held a meeting with Rajesh Patil, the joint managing director of City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO).

During the meeting, they addressed several industrial matters, including the construction of two metro stations — station number 12 and 13 which lies within the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area in Taloja, Maharashtra, reports Free Press Journal.

TIA asserted that the establishment of the new stations could significantly enhance transportation connectivity for approximately 300,000 employees employed in the Taloja MIDC region.

The Navi Mumbai Metro Line-1 is proposed from Belapur to Pendhar which includes 11 stations.

Further, the MIDC stations are planned under Line-3 of the Navi Mumbai metro, which is set to connect Pendhar to MIDC Taloja.

TIA president, Satish Shetty, stressed the importance of linking metro stations 1 to 11 with Taloja MIDC to ensure the commercial viability for CIDCO.

He highlighted that the immediate construction of the planned stations 12 and 13, along with the extension of Line-1, would bring immense benefits to thousands of commuters in the industrial areas.

CIDCO has already received the final permission to begin commercial operations on its Metro Line-1 project, ending the 12-year wait for the Navi Mumbai Metro.

On 21 June, the Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety (CMRS) issued the necessary certificate to CIDCO, for operations between Belapur and Central Park station on the stretch the of Navi Mumbai Metro Project.

CIDCO had previously received the CMRS certificate for five stations from Central Park to Pendhar on this stretch, in October 2021.

The 11.1-km stretch has 11 metro stations — Belapur, Sector-7 Belapur, Science Park, Utsav Chowk, Sector 11 Kharghar, Sector 14 Kharghar, Central Park, Pethapada, Sector 34 Kharghar, Panchnand and Pendhar Terminal.

The proposed Line-3, which will connect Pendhar to MIDC Taloja will be 3.87-km-long with three elevated stations.

Further, Line-2 will connect MIDC Taloja to Khandeshwar which will be 7.12-km-long with six elevated stations.