Mumbai Metro’s Line 11 To Connect Anik Depot And Gateway Of India: MMRCL Floats Tenders For Underground Corridor

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) has invited tenders to appoint an interim consultant for the proposed Metro Line 11, a 17.4 km fully underground route linking Anik Depot to Gateway of India, as per a Mid-Day report.

The tender, floated on Diwali day, marks a critical step in taking the Metro deeper into south Mumbai’s heritage and commercial heart.

The proposed alignment, approved by the Maharashtra government, will cut through the city’s historic inner core, tracing parts of the erstwhile tramway and BEST bus corridors that once formed the transport backbone of east Mumbai.

The corridor will feature 14 stations, including 13 underground and one at-grade at Anik Depot. It will run through Wadala, the Mumbai Port Trust area, Sewri, Byculla, Nagpada, Bhendi Bazaar, Crawford Market, and Colaba before terminating at Gateway of India making it the southernmost extension of the city’s expanding Metro grid.

One of the project’s most innovative components is the proposed integrated depot at Anik — a vertically stacked, multi-level facility combining a Metro car depot below and a BEST bus depot above, with provisions for future property development.

The interim consultant will be responsible for finalising the alignment and station layouts, conducting geotechnical surveys, and preparing preliminary designs and tender documents.

They will also draft plans for traffic diversions, muck disposal, and rehabilitation measures — vital in managing construction through Mumbai’s tightly packed island city.

“This will be Mumbai’s most technically challenging Metro line yet — tunnelling through dense, heritage-rich neighbourhoods beneath century-old structures,” a senior MMRCL official was quoted as saying.

The agency expects to appoint the consultant by early 2026, with construction slated to begin by late 2026 or early 2027.

The project, to be funded under Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) assistance, will follow the standards of MMRCL’s Aqua Line 3 and await final approval from the Union government by March 2026.

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