Fast-growing Thane city will get a circular metro railway to ease its erratic traffic. The state cabinet approved the Rs 13,000-cr project and has put the Maha Metro, a government undertaking, in charge of it.

The metro is part of a comprehensive mobility plan for Mumbai's twin city. The Thane civic corporation approved it and sent it for Cabinet approval. The 29-km route will connect the congested areas of the old and new city, and will have two underground stations. The planners expect a daily ridership of about 6 lakh by 2025 and an increase to 9 lakh by 2045.