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IN PHOTOS: Mumbai Metro Line 7A tunnel breakthrough

Updated On: 17 April, 2025 02:59 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

In a significant milestone for city’s expanding metro network, the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ‘Disha’ working on the Mumbai Metro Line 7A corridor achieved a breakthrough on Thursday, completing a key section of the underground tunnel. Pics/CMO

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The breakthrough marks the completion of a 1.647-kilometre-long tunnel between Andheri (East) and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). Pics/CMO

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The breakthrough marks the completion of a 1.647-kilometre-long tunnel between Andheri (East) and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). Pics/CMO
The tunnel, with a finished diameter of 6.35 meters, is the first underground tunnel constructed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) as part of its metro network

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The tunnel, with a finished diameter of 6.35 meters, is the first underground tunnel constructed by the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) as part of its metro network

The momentous occasion was commemorated at a formal ceremony attended by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

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The momentous occasion was commemorated at a formal ceremony attended by the Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Joining him were MMRDA Metropolitan Commissioner Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, Additional Commissioners Vikram Kumar (IAS) and Ashwin Mudgal (IAS), along with other senior dignitaries

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Joining him were MMRDA Metropolitan Commissioner Dr. Sanjay Mukherjee, Additional Commissioners Vikram Kumar (IAS) and Ashwin Mudgal (IAS), along with other senior dignitaries

The TBM for Metro Line 7A achieved its breakthrough after successfully completed the first underground tunnel in Mumbai’s metro network by the MMRDA, Sanjay Mukherjee, Metropolitan Commissioner said

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The TBM for Metro Line 7A achieved its breakthrough after successfully completed the first underground tunnel in Mumbai’s metro network by the MMRDA, Sanjay Mukherjee, Metropolitan Commissioner said

"The engineering feat paves the way for connecting the operational Red Line (Line 7), which runs from Dahisar to Gundavali, with the airport extension,” he said

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"The engineering feat paves the way for connecting the operational Red Line (Line 7), which runs from Dahisar to Gundavali, with the airport extension,” he said

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