Line 2B

Mumbai Metro, D N Nagar to Mandale. The unofficial tracker.

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Follow Mumbai Metro Line 2B
from Mandale to D N Nagar.

Six stations are open, from Mandale through Mankhurd to Chembur. The other fourteen, from Chembur through Kurla, BKC and Bandra to D N Nagar, are being built: on 31 Aug 2026, MMRDA put pier work at about 99 per cent and girder work at about 90 per cent. 20 stations in all.

VerifiedMMRDA

Ride the line
ESIC NagarMandale Metro20 stations23.643 km

Riding the line

The opening date, train times, how often trains run and what a ticket costs. Each fact shows once MMRDA or a news source gives it, with its source.

Phase I, Mandale to Diamond Garden

Open since 7 Apr 2026. MMRDA

MMRDA: operational from 7 Apr 2026. Inaugurated that day by the Chief Minister; open to riders from 8 Apr (Free Press Journal).

First and last train
6:00 am to 10:30 pm
At the opening, 7 Apr 2026: 'from 6 am to 10:30 pm'. A route guide gives 10 pm for the last train. Check Maha Mumbai Metro for today's timetable.
ReportedFree Press Journal
A train every
9.5 min all day
About nine and a half minutes all day, 209 trips a day, at the opening (Free Press Journal, 7 Apr 2026). The report gives one interval for the whole day, no peak and off-peak split.
ReportedFree Press Journal
Single fare
₹10 to ₹20
At the opening: Rs 10 from Mandale to Deonar (BSNL Metro), Rs 20 for the whole stretch to Diamond Garden (Free Press Journal, 7 Apr 2026).
ReportedFree Press Journal

Phase IA, Diamond Garden to Chembur

Open since 13 Aug 2026. MMRDA

MMRDA: Phase IA, 0.29 km with one station, operational from 13 Aug 2026. Services began at 5 pm that day (Free Press Journal).

Chembur to D N Nagar

Not open yet. No opening date announced.

Route

Twenty stations, ESIC Nagar to Mandale. Scroll to ride the line station by station. Distances follow MMRDA's alignment file of March 2025, from ESIC Nagar.

  1. ESIC Nagar

    Station 1 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Under construction

  2. Prem Nagar

    Station 2 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Under construction

  3. Indira Nagar

    Station 3 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Under construction

  4. Nanavati Hospital

    Station 4 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Under construction

  5. Khira Nagar

    Station 5 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Under construction

  6. Saraswat Nagar

    Station 6 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Under construction

  7. National College

    Station 7 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Under construction

  8. Bandra Metro

    Station 8 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Change for Western Railway suburban, Bandraoneindia.com

    Under construction

  9. Income Tax Office

    Station 9 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Change for Metro Line 3 (Aqua Line)oneindia.com

    Under construction

  10. ILFS

    Station 10 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Under construction

  11. MTNL Metro

    Station 11 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Under construction

  12. SG Barve Marg

    Station 12 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Under construction

  13. Kurla (E)

    Station 13 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Change for Central Railway suburban, Kurlaoneindia.com

    Under construction

  14. EEH

    Station 14 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Under construction

  15. Chembur

    Station 15 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Change for Central Railway Harbour line, Chembur (about 200 m),Mumbai Monorail, V N Purav Marg (about 100 m)businesstoday.in

    Open since 13 Aug 2026 MMRDA

  16. Diamond Garden

    Station 16 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Open since 7 Apr 2026 MMRDA

  17. Shivaji Chowk

    Station 17 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Open since 7 Apr 2026 MMRDA

  18. BSNL Metro

    Station 18 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Open since 7 Apr 2026 MMRDA

  19. Mankhurd

    Station 19 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Change for Central Railway Harbour line, Mankhurdoneindia.com

    Open since 7 Apr 2026 MMRDA

  20. Mandale Metro

    Station 20 of 20

    from the start of the line at ESIC Nagar MMRDA

    Open since 7 Apr 2026 MMRDA

A solid line marks track open to riders, Mandale to Chembur; a hollow line marks track under construction.

Map

The line on a street map. Choose a station to see where it sits, what surrounds it and what the street looks like today. The route and stations come from MMRDA's alignment file of March 2025.

Route, MMRDA's alignment file; open from Mandale to ChemburMMRDA

Chembur

19.05393, 72.89264 (MMRDA's alignment file, Mar 2025)

Choose a station on the map or in the list.

Street level

The street view for the chosen station appears here.

Numbers

The line in figures. Old figures stay on the page, struck through, so you can see how the project changed.

Length
23.643km, fully elevated, from D N Nagar
23.5 km At the foundation stone, Dec 2016
VerifiedMMRDA
Stations
20all elevated; MMRDA also says 19
22 When MMRDA approved the draft plan, May 2016 (Indian Infrastructure)21 Points in MMRDA's alignment file (March 2025): the 20 listed and Kurla Terminus, which the list no longer has
Sources conflictMMRDA
Estimated cost
10,986crore, with taxes, escalation and interest
₹10,970 crore Total cost when MMRDA approved the draft plan, May 2016: Rs 109.7 billionMMRDA's Line 2B page, the figure of the project report approved in 2016. No revised cost was found.
VerifiedMMRDA
Funding
MMRDA and ADB, as planned
In 2016 MMRDA planned to fund the civil works itself and the rest with the Asian Development Bank (Indian Infrastructure). No loan agreement for Line 2B was read.
ReportedIndian Infrastructure
Daily riders by 2031
10.5lakh a day (projected)
VerifiedMMRDA
Depot
Mandale31.4 ha
VerifiedMMRDA
Interchanges
  • Chembur for Mumbai Monorail at V N Purav Marg, and the Harbour line at Chembur
VerifiedMMRDA
Planned: EEH for Metro Line 4 (Wadala-Kasarvadavali), at Siddharth Colony. Construction World
Planned: Income Tax Office for Metro Line 3 (Aqua Line). oneindia.com
Travel time
50 to 75% shorterthan by road today, depending on traffic (MMRDA)
VerifiedMMRDA

Progress

MMRDA publishes one progress table for Line 2B, updated monthly. It covers the whole line, open stretch included, and does not split it by station or phase.

Phase I, Mandale to Diamond Garden

  1. PlanningDoneLine 2B approved by the State Cabinet, 27 Sep 2016 (reported)
  2. Tenders and designDoneCivil contract CA-07 to NCC, Apr 2019 (reported)
  3. Civil constructionDoneMandale depot complete (MMRDA)
  4. Systems and trainsDoneTrial runs from 16 Apr 2025 (reported)
  5. Testing and safety approvalDoneSafety commissioner's final inspection from Sep 2025 (reported)
  6. OpeningDoneOpen since 7 Apr 2026

Phase IA, Diamond Garden to Chembur

  1. PlanningDoneLine 2B approved by the State Cabinet, 27 Sep 2016 (reported)
  2. Tenders and designDoneBalance works L2B-C102 to NCC, 6 Apr 2023 (reported)
  3. Civil constructionDoneChembur station 100% complete by April 2026 (reported)
  4. Systems and trainsDoneRuns with the Phase I trains
  5. Testing and safety approvalDonePassed before the opening
  6. OpeningDoneOpen since 13 Aug 2026

Chembur to D N Nagar

  1. PlanningDoneLine 2B approved by the State Cabinet, 27 Sep 2016 (reported)
  2. Tenders and designDoneBalance works to J Kumar, 28 May 2021, and to NCC, 6 Apr 2023 (reported)
  3. Civil constructionNowPiers 99%, U and I girders 90%, 31 Aug 2026
  4. Systems and trainsNot startedNo source found
  5. Testing and safety approvalNot startedNo date announced
  6. OpeningNot startedReported target: 2027 for Diamond Garden to Saraswat Nagar

Civil works complete, as of

  • Pile cap100%
  • Pier works99%
  • Pier cap and portal beam99%
  • U and I girder works90%
  • Mandale depot works100%

VerifiedMMRDA

Tenders and contracts

Every package we could trace, with its value in crore rupees. MMRDA keeps only current notices online, so most of these come from trade press.

PackageScopeFloatedEstimateAwardedAwarded toStatusSource
CA-04BViaduct and stations of the western section, about 12.7 km from D N Nagar towards BKCNot foundNot publishedNot published20 Dec 2017Simplex InfrastructuresCancelledReportedThe Metro Rail Guy
CA-06Viaduct and 6 stations, MTNL Metro to Chembur, Kurla Terminus includedNot found₹483.05 cr₹521.21 cr3 Mar 2018RCC Infra Ventures and MBZ (JV)CancelledReportedThe Metro Rail Guy
CA-07Viaduct and 5 stations, Diamond Garden to Mandale depotNot found₹420.08 crNot publishedApr 2019NCCAwardedReportedThe Metro Rail Guy
CA-14Mandale depot, civil worksNot foundNot publishedNot published2017RCC Infra Ventures and MBZ (JV)CancelledReportedThe Metro Rail Guy
L2B-C101Balance works of CA-04B: 12.824 km of viaduct and 10 stations, ESIC Nagar to ILFSNot found₹1,167.65 cr₹1,307.88 cr28 May 2021J Kumar InfraprojectsAwardedReportedThe Metro Rail Guy
L2B-C102Balance works of CA-06: 5.868 km of viaduct and 5 stations, MTNL Metro to ChemburNot found₹635.71 crNot published6 Apr 2023NCCAwardedSources conflictThe Metro Rail Guy
L2B-C103Balance civil works of the Mandale depot (CA-14)Not found₹464.75 cr₹530.32 crNov 2020Ahluwalia ContractsAwardedReportedThe Metro Rail Guy
CA-249Electrical and mechanical works, five stations from Diamond Garden to MandaleFeb 2024₹30.04 cr₹33.95 crJul 2024Colossus Infra ProjectsAwardedReportedThe Metro Rail Guy

Who is building it

Stations

All 20, in order from ESIC Nagar, the first station from D N Nagar, to Mandale, then the one an earlier plan had. Names follow MMRDA. Select a station to ride to it, or open its own page.

  1. 01ESIC Nagarएसिक नगरStation page
  2. 02Prem Nagarप्रेम नगरStation page
  3. 03Indira Nagarइंदिरा नगरStation page
  4. 04Nanavati Hospitalनानावटी हॉस्पिटलStation page
  5. 05Khira Nagarखीरा नगरStation page
  6. 06Saraswat Nagarसारस्वत नगरStation page
  7. 07National Collegeनॅशनल कॉलेजStation page
  8. 08Bandra Metroबांद्रा मेट्रोInterchange: Western Railway suburban, BandraStation page
  9. 09Income Tax Officeइनकमटॅक्स ऑफिसInterchange: Metro Line 3 (Aqua Line)Station page
  10. 10ILFSआय एल एफ एसStation page
  11. 11MTNL Metroएम टी एन एल मेट्रोStation page
  12. 12SG Barve Margएस जि बर्वे मार्गStation page
  13. 13Kurla (E)कुर्ला (पूर्व)Interchange: Central Railway suburban, KurlaStation page
  14. 14EEHइ. इ. एच.Station page
  15. 15ChemburचेंबूरInterchange: Central Railway Harbour line, Chembur (about 200 m), Mumbai Monorail, V N Purav Marg (about 100 m)OpenStation page
  16. 16Diamond Gardenडायमंड गार्डनOpenStation page
  17. 17Shivaji Chowkशिवाजी चौकOpenStation page
  18. 18BSNL Metroबी एस एन एल मेट्रोOpenStation page
  19. 19Mankhurdमानखुर्दInterchange: Central Railway Harbour line, MankhurdOpenStation page
  20. 20Mandale Metroमंडाळे मेट्रोOpenStation page

In an earlier plan, not on MMRDA's list now

Station list and order VerifiedMMRDA station count VerifiedMMRDA

Updates

The latest reported milestones, each linked to the article or document, posts on X picked by hand, and news that a script finds every six hours.

Latest reports

  1. Phase IA opens: Chembur

    MMRDA

  2. Three girders over the Central Railway

    @MMRDAOfficial on X

  3. Phase I opens, Mandale to Diamond Garden

    MMRDA

  4. Safety commissioner's final inspection begins

    Indian Infrastructure

  5. Trial runs begin, Mandale to Diamond Garden

    Indian Infrastructure

  6. Electrical and mechanical works for Phase I

    The Metro Rail Guy

Every milestone is in the timeline

On X

Posts by MMRDA and Maha Mumbai Metro, whose claims count as verified, and by people who follow the project, whose claims count as reported.

  1. Hrishi @Hrishix_

    A new I-girder is in place at Juhu Circle. He expects this section to be finished in one to one and a half months, and trial runs possible in six to seven months. Two videos.

    Open on X

  2. Swarup Bodke @bodkeitis

    The Shunya bridge over the Vakola nallah in BKC: girders are launched on the Mandale side, but there is no progress over the nallah yet, and the cables are still to be put in. Two photos.

    Open on X

  3. Swarup Bodke @bodkeitis

    The curved cantilever bridge over the Mithi river will join soon: only 5 to 10% of the work is left before both ends meet. Two photos.

    Open on X

  4. Swarup Bodke @bodkeitis

    Kurla (E) station: finishing work under way, roofing in its last stage. Three photos.

    Open on X

  5. Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday

    The girders for Line 2B's crucial curve at the Nehru Nagar signal in Kurla (E) have been assembled. Four photos.

    Open on X

  6. Rajendra B. Aklekar @rajtoday

    Work on the crucial curve on SG Barve Marg at the Nehru Nagar signal, Kurla (E), has gathered pace after a building was demolished. Three photos.

    Open on X

  7. Hrishi @Hrishix_

    Platform screen doors have started arriving on phase 2, D N Nagar to Saraswat Nagar. Track work is complete past Juhu Circle; overhead wire and signalling work is going on; the roof structure is in place. Juhu Circle should be done in three to four months. Two photos.

    Open on X

  8. Swarup Bodke @bodkeitis

    A 64 m girder launched on CST Road, in front of the Kurla depot and Kanakia Zillion. Three photos.

    Open on X

  9. Haldilal @haldilal

    MTNL Metro station in BKC. Video.

    Open on X

  10. Swarup Bodke @bodkeitis

    A photo of Line 2B works, in a thread of metro photos.

    Open on X

  11. Maha Mumbai Metro @MMMOCL_Official

    Chembur station, newly opened, as a multimodal hub for the neighbourhood. Video.

    Open on X

  12. Swarup Bodke @bodkeitis

    The pylon of the cable-stayed bridge over the Western Railway is taking shape on the Kalanagar side; temporary supports are in place to set the girders. Two photos.

    Open on X

  13. MMRDA @MMRDAOfficial

    Three composite steel girders across the Central Railway between Kurla and Vidyavihar, launched within two weeks over running suburban lines, in short railway blocks. Video.

    Open on X

  14. Arindam Mahapatra @Maha7Arindam

    A girder launch for Line 2B near Tilak Nagar station. Quoting his earlier post: work is slow between Kurla (E) and Kurla Metro, where some piers were only recently started, and girders are being cast on site. One photo.

    Open on X

In the news

Found automatically in the outlets' own feeds, not checked by a person. Last new item found .

  1. Mumbai Metro Line 2A (Yellow Line)

    Metro Rail News

  2. Mumbai Metro Line 2B

    Metro Rail News

  3. Mankhurd Metro 2B Scam Probe Ordered, 19 Slums Put on Hold

    Urban Acres

  4. Mumbai Metro 2B’s Shunya Bridge Hits Key Construction Milestone

    Re-Mumbai

  5. Mumbai Metro 2B: Shunya Iconic Bridge Enters Key Construction Phase

    Re-Mumbai

  6. Mumbai Metro 2B Strengthens Chembur Connectivity

    Urban Acres

  7. CM Devendra Fadnavis inaugurates Chembur Metro Station on Metro Line-2B, Strengthening Mumbai’s Multimodal Connectivity

    Rail Analysis India

  8. Mumbai Metro: CM Devendra Fadnavis to inaugurate Chembur Metro Station on Line 2B

    Metro Rail News

  9. MMRDA grants signage contract to CBM Industrie for Mumbai Metro Line 2B

    Metro Rail News

  10. Metro Line 2B Reaches Key Milestone As MMRDA Begins Steel Superstructure Work On Bandra Cable-Stayed Bridge

    Re-Mumbai

Videos

Picked by hand, or found automatically on YouTube and not checked by a person.

  1. Mumbai Metro Line 2B Phase 3 Update | BKC, Kurla & Chembur Latest Progress 2026

    InfraUnfiltered,

  2. Mumbai Metro Line 2B phase 2 update | ESIC Nagar to Saraswat Nagar Progress

    InfraUnfiltered,

Timeline

From the first report in 2016 to the reported opening target. Dates show only as much precision as the source gives.

  1. MMRDA approves the draft plan: 23.6 km, 22 stations

    MMRDA approves the draft plan for the D N Nagar-Mankhurd corridor, at about Rs 10,970 crore, with ADB funding planned and completion by the end of 2019.

    PlanningReportedIndian Infrastructure

  2. State Cabinet approves Line 2B

    The Maharashtra Cabinet approves Metro 2B together with Metro 4. The project report puts Line 2B at Rs 10,986 crore.

    ApprovalReportedPressReader

  3. Foundation stone

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis lay the foundation stones of Lines 2B and 4 in Mumbai.

    ConstructionReportedThe Metro Rail Guy

  4. Western section to Simplex Infrastructures

    Civil package CA-04B, about 12.7 km from D N Nagar towards BKC, goes to Simplex Infrastructures.

    AwardReportedThe Metro Rail Guy

  5. Eastern section contracts awarded

    CA-06 (MTNL Metro to Chembur) to RCC Infra Ventures and MBZ (JV), Rs 521.21 crore, and CA-07 (Diamond Garden to Mandale) to Neeraj-Guan (JV), Rs 393.01 crore, the lowest bids.

    AwardReportedThe Metro Rail Guy

  6. CA-07, Diamond Garden to Mandale, to NCC

    After several rounds of re-bidding, NCC takes the civil package for the five stations from Diamond Garden to Mandale.

    AwardReportedThe Metro Rail Guy

  7. Three contracts ended for poor progress

    MMRDA ends the contracts of Simplex Infrastructures (CA-04B) and of RCC Infra Ventures and MBZ (CA-06 and the Mandale depot, CA-14) for poor progress, and tenders the balance works again.

    ConstructionReportedThe Metro Rail Guy

  8. First U-girders

    NCC places the first two U-girders, 25 m long, near Deonar depot east of Shivaji Chowk station.

    ConstructionReportedThe Metro Rail Guy

  9. Mandale depot to Ahluwalia Contracts

    The balance civil works of the Mandale depot (L2B-C103) go to Ahluwalia Contracts for Rs 530.32 crore after negotiation.

    AwardReportedThe Metro Rail Guy

  10. D N Nagar to ILFS to J Kumar Infraprojects

    J Kumar Infraprojects receives the balance works of the western section (L2B-C101): 12.824 km and 10 stations, ESIC Nagar to ILFS, for Rs 1,307.88 crore over 30 months.

    AwardReportedThe Metro Rail Guy

  11. MTNL Metro to Chembur to NCC

    NCC receives the balance works of CA-06 (L2B-C102): 5.868 km and five stations, MTNL Metro to Chembur, over 36 months. Its bid was Rs 791.15 crore.

    AwardReportedThe Metro Rail Guy

  12. Extension to Cheetah Camp ordered

    MMRDA orders the line extended about 1 km past Mandale to Cheetah Camp, with one more station, at Rs 205 crore.

    Related projectReportedConstruction World

  13. Electrical and mechanical works for Phase I

    Colossus Infra Projects wins the electrical and mechanical works of the five stations from Diamond Garden to Mandale (CA-249), Rs 33.95 crore.

    AwardReportedThe Metro Rail Guy

  14. Trial runs begin, Mandale to Diamond Garden

    MMRDA starts trial runs on the 5.5 km stretch from Diamond Garden to Mandale.

    ConstructionReportedIndian Infrastructure

  15. Safety commissioner's final inspection begins

    The Commissioner of Metro Rail Safety begins the final inspection of the 5.39 km Mandale-Diamond Garden stretch.

    ConstructionReportedIndian Infrastructure

  16. Phase I opens, Mandale to Diamond Garden

    Five stations and 5.5 km open: Mandale, Mankhurd, BSNL Metro, Shivaji Chowk and Diamond Garden. Inaugurated on 7 Apr, open to riders from 8 Apr.

    ConstructionVerifiedMMRDA

  17. Three girders over the Central Railway

    MMRDA launches three composite steel girders across the Central Railway between Kurla and Vidyavihar within two weeks, over running suburban lines, in short railway blocks.

    ConstructionVerified@MMRDAOfficial on X

  18. Phase IA opens: Chembur

    Chembur station opens, 0.29 km past Diamond Garden, close to the Harbour line and the Monorail.

    ConstructionVerifiedMMRDA

  19. Reported target: Diamond Garden to Saraswat Nagar

    Free Press Journal (Apr 2026) gives 2027 as the scheduled completion of the next stretch. MMRDA has announced no date.

    Still to comeReportedFree Press Journal

Sources and corrections

Every figure on this page links to where it came from. This is how to read the marks next to them.

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  • Reported From a news or trade source, not confirmed by MMRDA.
  • Unverified Could not be confirmed. Treat with care.
  • Sources conflict Sources disagree. Alternatives are shown.

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