Maharashtra cabinet approves Metro project to link Mumbai and Navi Mumbai airports
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Maharashtra Cabinet Infrastructure Committee cleared a 35-km Metro project to connect the Mumbai and Navi Mumbai international airports
The Maharashtra Cabinet Infrastructure Committee on Tuesday (January 27, 2026) cleared a 35-km Metro project to connect the Mumbai and Navi Mumbai international airports at a cost of more than ₹22,000 crore.
The corridor will have 20 stations, including six underground and 14 elevated stations. Land acquisition for the project, covering 30.7 hectares, is expected to cost ₹388 crore, a release from the Chief Minister's Office said.
The infrastructure committee, a high-powered ministerial body, approved the 35-km Metro Line 8 project, estimated to cost ₹22,862 crore.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis directed that all land acquisition and approvals for the Metro project — from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport to Navi Mumbai International Airport — be done within six months, and the construction completed within three years of the approvals.
Of the total 35-km Metro line, 9.25 km will be underground - from Mumbai Airport Terminal 2 to Ghatkopar East - and 24.63 km will be an elevated section, stretching from Ghatkopar West to Navi Mumbai Airport Terminal 2.
Mr. Fadnavis also instructed departments concerned to speed up the extension of the Samruddhi Expressway on Nagpur-Gondia and Bhandara-Gadchiroli routes and ensure that projects do not get delayed.
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