Mumbai Maglev Explained

The Mumbai Maglev is 2007 proposal for a Maglev line serving Mumbai. A total of six routes are proposed in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, with distances ranging from 20 to 50 km.[1]

In February 2020, the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) wrote to the Maharashtra state government and the Indian Railway Board seeking an in-principle approval for the project as a public private partnership. The plan is for a 55km (34miles) elevated line connecting Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSTM) and Panvel with a branch line to Navi Mumbai International Airport. The request was made after Swiss company SwissRapide AG, in a joint venture with Lasane Infra Private Limited (India), sent an expression of interest to develop and run the corridor at an estimated cost of Rs 13,347 crore.[2]

, there is no indication the proposal has proceeded further.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1140245 Maglev plan starts chugging, at last
  2. News: CSTM-Panvel elevated corridor: MRVC wants to run Maglev trains with help of pvt bidder . 21 July 2021 . Indian Express . 6 February 2020.