Metro link between old, new airports

Mumbai: A Metro rail link is being planned between the upcoming Navi Mumbai airport at Panvel and the old domestic and international terminals for the benefit of air passengers and commuters.
MMRDA commissioner Ratnakar Gaikwad said the new link, planned by Cidco and his agency, would run along the second line of the Metro’s Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd route. "There will be a new link from Mankhurd to Navi Mumbai. The distance from Mankhurd to Navi Mumbai airport is estimated to be 20 km," said Gaikwad.
MMRDA officials said the extra 20 km from Mankhurd to Panvel would be planned as a separate project and the survey for it might be done by RITES. These will be combined at a later stage.
This is being done as planning for the Metro’s Charkop-Bandra-Mankhurd line is almost complete, said officials.
A small link has already been planned from Santa Cruz airport to Bandra-Kurla Complex to meet the Metro line. This will allow passengers to alight at the terminal and go directly to the Panvel airport.
The officials stated that while the financial details were yet to worked out, the extra bill could run up to Rs 1,200 crore-Rs 1,500 crore.
28/10/07 Ashley D’Mello/Times of India

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Categories: Airports Oct 2007