MRTS extension to St. Thomas Mount to be commissioned next year

Railway Minister Shri Dinesh Trivedi has announced several new schemes related to Metropolitan Transport Projects in the country in the Railway Budget presented in Parliament today.

Joka-IIM-Diamond Park Metro extension as the first leg of Joka-Mahanayak Uttam Kumar Metro link of Kolkata Metro is proposed to be taken up during the year 2012-13. Survey report for extension of metro railway from Barrackpore to Kalyani is being finalized and the work will be taken up in due course. Besides, extension of circular railway from Remount Road to Santoshpur via Garden Reach, Metiabruz has also been taken up.

To further augment rail transport services in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad MMTS Phase II project announced in the last year Budget has been sanctioned. It is also proposed to set up a SPV with the Government of Andhra Pradesh for commercial management of MMTS.

The work on extension of MRPS from Velachery to St. Thomas Mount in Chennai is progressing smoothly and the project is likely to be commissioned next year.

Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) has successfully completed its flagship project of MUTP Phase 1 costing Rs. 4,500 crore. The work on MUTP Phase II at a cost of Rs. 5,300 crore is also progressing well.

In order to address the transport needs of the Navi Mumbai area, the work will be taken up to facilitate running of 12-car rakes on Harbour line. A new double line work of Belapur-Seawood-Uran is in progress, which will provide direct passenger connectivity to JNPT.

Source : Equity Bulls

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