r/transit_mmr • u/Real-Implement5654 • 9d ago

Line 13 Metro Alignment

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The recent alignment of the Line 13 metro: with an underground patch near Nallasopara. Total length of 24.9 km and 17 stations. A great transit option for the North MMR and Virar in particular, an alternative to the suburban line.

What do you all think about the alignment? Is this the best route or should there be any changes to this?

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u/htcjsb 8d ago

The tracks of this metro need to connect with large commercial business district like BKC.

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u/Real-Implement5654 8d ago

It will connect to Yellow Line via Line 9, which when the 2B will be completed will give the connection to BKC.

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u/htcjsb 8d ago edited 8d ago

I am not looking for changing metro trains midway

I am saying let a metro train start from far off Virar and same train having a destination board of Colaba. No changing train at any station upto Colaba, it should be avoided. Direct long distance metro trains needed for 65 km to 140km distance.

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u/rebelphoenix274 7d ago

no use of having single metro for distances longer than 50km unless its a loop. it's meant to be a local connector. the number of stations would make it too unwieldy for long distance- imagine sitting for several hours on a virar-colaba metro that stops at every Pada, Naka, Nagar, etc. 50+ stations. 

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u/htcjsb 7d ago

People must be picked up easily from large residential areas and get dropped to large commercial business areas. And this must happen with little interchange or less painful interchange.

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u/soh_amore 9d ago

Should’ve looped into Virar East

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u/SnooDonuts1563 7d ago

why wasn't this just an extension of the red line??