India, March 7 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, in the budget speech on Friday, announced that the planned Metro Line 11 (Wadala-Gateway of India) will be extended up to Bandra Terminus. The extension will add 6.9 km to the planned 16.5 km corridor, making it a 23.4 km long metro line for the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) to construct and operate.

According to sources, the total number of stations along the route will also increase from 14 to 19. "The five new stations will be Chunabhatti, Sion, Central Dharavi, Bandra West and Bandra Terminus," an MMRCL official told HT.

The official explained that Line 11 was initially supposed to end at Wadala, an upcoming central business district in the city. However, as per the...