Mumbai Mega Infra Launch: CM Devendra Fadnavis to Inaugurate Metro Lines 9, 2B, Twin Tunnel and Pod Taxi Today

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will inaugurate a mega development project in Mumbai on Tuesday, April 7. Along with CM, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar will launch key projects in the city. 

At 10 am today, the Chief Minister will inaugurate long-awaited Phase-1 of Mumbai Metro Line 9, which connects Dahisar and Mira Road at Dahisar East Metro Station on Western Express Highway. Later, the Thane–Borivali twin tunnel project will be inaugurated using a tunnel boring machine (TBM) at 11.30 am in Manpada, Thane.

Also Read | Mumbai Metro Lines 9 and 2B to Partially open On April 7.

At 12.30 pm, both Deputy CMs and CM will head to the Diamond Garden Metro Station in Chembur, where they will inaugurate the first phase of Mumbai Metro Line-2B from DN Nagar to Mandale and also the pod taxi project. 

Metro Line-9 and 2B 

Metro Line-9, which connects Dahisar East to Mira Bhayandar, is likely to be operational from today. Final touches at stations and escalators are nearing completion. The line has already received the necessary safety clearance. 

Today is the day, Maharashtra.

The 4 GameChangers are here.

✔️ Metro Line 2B
✔️ Metro Line 9
✔️ Thane–Borivali Twin Tunnel
✔️ Pod Taxi

All set to transform how the Mumbai Metropolitan Region moves.

Get ready for #MumbaiInMinutes.

Inauguration today at the august hands of… pic.twitter.com/v4yHmGOqWt

— MMRDA (@MMRDAOfficial) April 7, 2026

After the inauguration, both these lines will be put into service on Wednesday. The first train will leave from Kashigaon Metro station at 5.50 am on Wednesday, and from Diamond Garden and Mandalay stations at 5.50 am. This line will help north and south commuters to travel at high speed and also reduce travel time. 

Thane–Borivali Twin Tunnel Project

The twin tunnels work set to begin from today by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) aims to reduce traffic and distance between Thane and Borivali. The 11.84-km-long project is set to reduce travel time from 1.5 hours to just 15 minutes.

The construction involves twin tunnels under the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Borivali and access roads liking the Western Express Highway at Borivali and Ghodbunder Road in Thane. The tunnel will be built using the most advanced TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) technology.

Pod Taxi Project

The Pod Taxi project in the Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) will be one of the first such projects in India. The construction will be taken by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA). If the project is completed, it will create easy travel to 4 to 6 lakh corporate workers within BKC.