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The Central Government amends the Schedule to the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978, to substitute the metro alignment of Mumbai Metro Line-5 and introduce Mumbai Metro Line-5A and its spur in the Mumbai metropolitan area.

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This notification, S.O. 4792(E), issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on 28th August, 2026, amends the Schedule to the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978 (33 of 1978), to substitute the metro alignment for Mumbai Metro Line-5 and introduce Mumbai Metro Line-5A and its spur in the Mumbai metropolitan area. This amendment is made under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 32 of the said Act. Previously, the Central Government had extended the Act to the Mumbai Metropolitan Area via S.O. 2625(E) dated 16th October, 2009, issued by the erstwhile Ministry of Urban Development, and had added Mumbai Metro Line-5, Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan, to the Schedule via S.O. 2126(E) dated 26th June, 2019, under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 32. The current alteration is necessitated by the Government of Maharashtra's Resolution number MRD-3326/CR-185/UD-7, dated 22nd April, 2026, which approved the revised alignment of Mumbai Metro Line-5 (Thane-Bhiwandi–Durgadi) and its extension from Durgadi to Kalyan with a spur from Bhoirwadi to Ulhasnagar, designated as Mumbai Metro Line-5A. The substituted alignment for Mumbai Metro Line-5 now includes Kapurbawdi, Balkum, Kasheli, Kalher, Purna, Anjur Phata, Dhamankar Naka, Bhiwandi, Temghar, Rajnouli, Govegaon, Kongaon West, Kongaon East. Mumbai Metro Line-5A and its spur includes Durgadi, Khadakpada, Bhoirwadi, Chhatrapati Shivaji Path, Kalyan, Shanti Nagar, Chhatrapati Shivaji Chowk, Ulhasnagar, with Kasheli Depot designated as the OCC or Depot.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-29082026-275856 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4605] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 2026/BHADRA 7, 1948 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY Map of the Alignment [F. No. K-14011/31/2018-MRTS-II] PRAVEER KUMAR, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. RAVINDER KUMAR Digitally signed by RAVINDER KUMAR Date: 2026.08.29 13:36:12 +05'30' MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (MRTS-II) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 28th August, 2026 S.O. 4792(E).— Whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 1 of the Metro Railways (Construction of Works) Act, 1978 (33 of 1978), (hereinafter referred to as the said Act,) the Central Government had extended the application of the provisions of the said Act to the Mumbai Metropolitan Area in the State of Maharashtra vide notification of the Government of India in the erstwhile Ministry of Urban Development number S.O. 2625(E), dated the 16th October, 2009; Whereas, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 32 of the said Act, the Central Government added metro alignment of Mumbai Metro Line-5, Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan to the Schedule of the said Act vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs number S.O. 2126(E), dated the 26th June, 2019; Whereas, the Government of Maharashtra, vide Resolution number MRD-3326/CR-185/UD-7, dated the 22nd April, 2026, has approved the revised alignment of Mumbai Metro Line-5 (Thane-Bhiwandi–Durgadi), and extension of the said metro corridor from Durgadi to Kalyan with a spur from Bhoirwadi to Ulhasnagar as Mumbai Metro Line-5A; And whereas, the Central Government is of the opinion that alteration is necessary for the construction and maintenance of the metro railway to which the said alignment relates; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 32 of the said Act, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment to the Schedule of the said Act so as to substitute the metro alignment of Mumbai Metro Line-5 in respect of the metropolitan area of Mumbai, namely:- "The metropolitan area of Mumbai +-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Mumbai Metro Lines- | Mumbai Metro Line-5: Kapurbawdi, Balkum, Kasheli, Kalher, Purna, Anjur Phata, | | 5, and 5A and its spur | Dhamankar Naka, Bhiwandi, Temghar, Rajnouli, Govegaon, Kongaon West, Kongaon | | | East. | | | Mumbai Metro Line-5A and its spur: Durgadi, Khadakpada, Bhoirwadi, Chhatrapati | | | Shivaji Path, Kalyan, Shanti Nagar, Chhatrapati Shivaji Chowk, Ulhasnagar. | +-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | OCC or Depot | Kasheli Depot. | +-------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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