By Arosh John | Founder – John Real Estate (MahaRERA Reg. No. A51700001835) Editor-in-Chief – Thane Real Estate News (TREN)
Thane – MMR | October 2025
The city’s most-awaited loop project gathers pace
Thane’s most ambitious infrastructure project — the Internal Ring Metro — is quietly shifting gears.
The 29-kilometre circular corridor, approved by the Union Cabinet on August 16, 2024, with a sanctioned cost of ₹12,200 crore, is now in its active tendering phase.
Designed to connect the city’s key residential and business zones through 22 stations, the Ring Metro will loop through Wagle Estate, Teen Hath Naka, Rabodi, Kolshet, Balkum, Patlipada, and Kasarvadavali, linking directly with Mumbai Metro Lines 4 and 5 to create an integrated intra-Thane transport network.
Verified: Execution and current status
According to the Press Information Bureau (PR ID 2046082) and the official Detailed Project Report (DPR), the project will be executed by Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (Maha-Metro) — the same agency behind the Pune and Nagpur metros.
Current milestones:
- Project cost: ₹12,200 crore (Cabinet-approved)
- Total length: 29 km | Stations: 22 (20 elevated + 2 underground)
- Execution agency: Maha-Metro
- General Consultant: AECOM – Egis – Doyen JV (awarded May 2025)
- Design Consultant: STUP Consultants (awarded September 2024)
- Civil Package T1-015/C-01/2025: 20.5 km elevated viaduct + 3 special spans — bids open
- Electrical Package T1-016/ELE-01/2025: EHV Overhead Works — bid deadline November 27, 2025
While some local reports suggest that civil work could begin by November 2025, no such order has been officially issued.
A detailed review of the Maha-Metro Thane Metro Tender Portal shows that all major packages are still listed as “Inviting Tenders.”
As of October 30, 2025, no publicly accessible Letter of Award (LOA) has been uploaded for any civil works contract.
TREN cross-checked the state e-tender bulletins, the project portal, and government press releases but could not access any officially published LOA document confirming mobilisation.
Proposed Stations — Thane Internal Ring Metro (Official DPR 2024)
The Ring Metro comprises 22 stations, of which 20 are elevated and two are underground.
Three key interchange points anchor the route:
- Thane Junction (U/G) — interchange with Metro Line 5 (Thane–Bhiwandi–Kalyan) and suburban rail.
- Raila Devi (Elevated) — interchange with Metro Line 4 / 4A (Wadala–Gaimukh).
- Dongripada (Elevated) — interchange with Metro Line 4 / 4A (Wadala–Gaimukh).
Proposed 22 stations:
Thane Junction • New Thane • Raila Devi • Wagle Circle • Lokmanya Nagar Bus Depot • Shivaji Nagar • Neelkanth Terminal • Gandhi Nagar • Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar Natyagruha • Manpada • Dongripada • Vijaynagari • Waghbil • Waterfront • Patlipada • Azad Nagar Bus Stop • Manorma Nagar • Kolshet Industrial Area • Balkum Naka • Balkumpada • Rabodi • Shivaji Chowk.
Source – Thane Integral Ring Metro DPR (2024), Maha-Metro / MMRDA. Data verified as of October 30, 2025.
Why this matters
For Thane’s urban economy, the Ring Metro isn’t just transport — it’s transformation.
By connecting residential corridors with job centres, the line could cut intra-city travel time by nearly 40 percent and open new Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) clusters around the Kolshet–Balkum and Wagle Estate belts.
Together with the Ghodbunder Road upgrade, the Thane–Borivali twin tunnel, and the Coastal Road extension, the Ring Metro completes the city’s “Mobility Triangle” — making Thane one of the most connected and investment-ready hubs in the MMR by 2030.
About the Author
Arosh John is the Founder of John Real Estate (MahaRERA Reg. No. A51700001835) and Editor-in-Chief of Thane Real Estate News (TREN) — a digital platform dedicated to factual, insight-driven coverage of Thane and Mumbai Metropolitan Region’s property landscape. With more than a decade of expertise across Thane’s villa, premium-resale, and NRI transaction segments, Arosh is widely recognised as one of the emerging authorities on Thane and MMR real estate. He combines local market intelligence, regulatory insight, and infrastructure analysis to decode how planning, policy, and connectivity shape long-term property value. Through TREN, he bridges professional advisory and data-backed reporting — helping investors, end-users, and developers navigate one of India’s most dynamic real estate corridors.
Disclaimer
All project names, logos, and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Timelines and costs reflect official documents verified through the Press Information Bureau, Maha-Metro, and thanemetrorail.com as of October 30, 2025. Media-reported dates are clearly identified as such until formal confirmation. TREN’s research team could not access any officially published LOAs for the major civil works packages at the time of publication.
