The GVK consortium have finally decided to connect the first metro line connecting Versova to Ghatkopar to the international airport at Sahar.
The GVK consortium, which won the rights to modernise Mumbai airport have finally decided to connect the first metro line connecting Versova to Ghatkopar to the international airport at Sahar. Mumbai International Airport Pvt Ltd (MIAL), the company set up by the consortium is currently working out modalities with regards to revenue sharing agreement, number of trains that will be required to be operated with Mumbai Metro 1, the company set up Reliance Energy that is constructing the metro.
The metro or automated passenger train will run the 1.5 km stretch from the metro station at Leela Hotel to the airport.
Confirming that plans are afoot to construct the connector, the MIAL spokesperson said that the cost of construction for the elevated train will be borne by them. The connector when finally constructed will be a boon to thousands of airline passengers as plans are afoot to have domestic and international airlines take off from Sahar airport itself.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Metro 1 have appointed France based Systra and US-based Parsons Brinckerhoff as engineering and project management consultants for the first metro corridor between Versova to Ghatkopar. With a bid of Rs 142 crore, the consultants will not only finalize the alignment but also design the stations.
Considering the first metro line is being constructed on Build Operate Transfer basis, US based consortium of Louis Berger and Rites have been appointed as independent engineers. For Rs 15 crore, the engineers will act as mediators in case of disputes arising between Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority and Reliance Energy, which won the bid.
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