Question 1

When will Mumbai Metro Line 6 open?

Accepted Answer

MMRDA has announced no date. The latest report, of August 2026, says MMRDA aims to run the line by 2027; no month, so the site counts down to the end of 2027. An earlier target, the second half of 2026, has passed. The Kanjurmarg depot is not built, so MMRDA plans to open with an elevated pit line at the Vikhroli end instead, as reported.

Question 2

How much of Line 6 is built?

Accepted Answer

MMRDA's progress table for 31 Aug 2026 covers the whole line: pile cap works 98.54%, pier works 97.88%, viaduct pier cap works 97.87%, flyover pier cap 94.69%, U girder works 93.4%, station works 87.35%. The stations are the main civil work left, at 87.35%. MMRDA publishes no figure by station.

Question 3

What is the Kanjurmarg depot problem?

Accepted Answer

MMRDA plans the depot at Kanjurmarg, on 15.02 hectares. The district collector handed about 15 ha to MMRDA in April 2023, but the Centre's salt department challenged it, and in October 2024 the High Court ordered status quo. The state has sent a proposal to the Centre; the land is still not handed over, as reported in August and September 2026. The depot contract went to Sam India Builtwell for Rs 547.45 crore in March 2024 and waits for the land.

Question 4

What is the route of Metro Line 6?

Accepted Answer

Swami Samarth Nagar to Vikhroli (EEH), via Jogeshwari, the Western Express Highway and Powai. It is 15.31 km long and fully elevated, and links the Western and Eastern Express Highways. Most of it runs on the median of the Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road. Of the 4.75 km from Swami Samarth Nagar to Mahakali, 2.58 km carries a road flyover with the metro on the same single pier in the road median, built with the BMC (MCGM).

Question 5

Which stations are on Line 6?

Accepted Answer

13, all elevated, in order: Swami Samarth Nagar, Adarsh Nagar, Jogeshwari (W), JVLR, Shyam Nagar, Mahakali Caves, SEEPZ Village, Saki Vihar Road, Rambaug, Powai Lake, IIT Powai, Kanjur Marg (W), Vikhroli (EEH).

Question 6

Where does Line 6 meet other lines?

Accepted Answer

Adarsh Nagar: Metro Line 2A, at Infinity Mall. Jogeshwari (W): Western Railway at Jogeshwari. JVLR: Metro Line 7 at JVLR. Kanjur Marg (W): Metro Line 4 at Gandhi Nagar, and the Central Railway at Kanjurmarg. MMRDA also names Line 3 'at Arey Colony Area', without the Line 6 station.

Question 7

How much does Metro Line 6 cost?

Accepted Answer

MMRDA gives a completion cost of Rs 6,716 crore. Trade press gives Rs 6,672 crore. A New Development Bank loan pays for the trains and systems, as reported.

Question 8

Who is building Line 6?

Accepted Answer

MMRDA. The viaduct and stations: J Kumar Infraprojects from Swami Samarth Nagar to Shyam Nagar (BC-03, Aug 2018) and from IIT Powai to Vikhroli (BC-01R1, Rs 444.98 crore); MBZ-EIIL JV from Mahakali Caves to Powai Lake (BC-02R, Rs 372.22 crore). Station finishing: three packages from February 2025. Power and E&M: IRCON (CA-233). Trains and signalling: NCC with Titagarh (CA-232). All as reported.

Question 9

Which trains will run on Line 6?

Accepted Answer

18 trains of 6 cars, built by Titagarh Rail Systems for NCC, which holds the systems contract, as reported. A first train tender, for 108 cars, was cancelled by MMRDA on 18 Oct 2023. No report of a train reaching Mumbai was found.

Question 10

How many people will use Line 6?

Accepted Answer

About 7.69 lakh riders a day by 2031, as MMRDA projects, with up to 29,658 an hour in the busiest direction. MMRDA says the line saves 30 to 45 minutes between Andheri and the Eastern Express Highway.

Question 11

What else is Metro Line 6 called?

Accepted Answer

Mumbai Metro Line 6 is also called Metro 6 or the Pink Line. MMRDA's page names no colour; trade press calls it the Pink Line, as reported.