Mandale to get Mumbai Metro’s first elevated and largest depot
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Mandale to get Mumbai Metro’s first elevated and largest depot

The Mumbai Metro’s first elevated and largest Metro depot is coming up in Mandale, with a capacity to hold 72 metro rakes. The city presently has two metro depots serving it, one from Lines 2B and 7 in Charkop, with a capacity for 22 rakes, and one for Metro Line 1 (Versova-Ghatkopar) in Andheri.

The Mandale depot will service the 26.3-km-long elevated Metro Line 2B from DN Nagar to Mandale in Mankhurd. It will help in linking the city’s western suburbs with its eastern corner.

Spread over 32 hectares of land, the depot will feature two levels- ground plus first floor which can house 72 rakes. The under-construction depot will have technical and service buildings to watch over the Metro line operations. According to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the depot construction has seen the completion of major civil work, The MMRDA is the project implementing authority.

The depot was constructed in the elevated manner to accommodate 72 rakes. The land space available for it was less. 

The Mumbai Metro’s first elevated and largest Metro depot is coming up in Mandale, with a capacity to hold 72 metro rakes. The city presently has two metro depots serving it, one from Lines 2B and 7 in Charkop, with a capacity for 22 rakes, and one for Metro Line 1 (Versova-Ghatkopar) in Andheri.The Mandale depot will service the 26.3-km-long elevated Metro Line 2B from DN Nagar to Mandale in Mankhurd. It will help in linking the city’s western suburbs with its eastern corner.Spread over 32 hectares of land, the depot will feature two levels- ground plus first floor which can house 72 rakes. The under-construction depot will have technical and service buildings to watch over the Metro line operations. According to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the depot construction has seen the completion of major civil work, The MMRDA is the project implementing authority.The depot was constructed in the elevated manner to accommodate 72 rakes. The land space available for it was less. 

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