The Mumbai Maglev is 2007 proposal for a

Maglev Maglev (derived from '' magnetic levitation''), is a system of train transportation that uses two sets of electromagnets: one set to repel and push the train up off the track, and another set to move the elevated train ahead, taking advantage ...

line serving

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. A total of six routes are proposed in the

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, with distances ranging from 20 to 50 km. In February 2020, the Mumbai Rail Vikas Corporation (MRVC) wrote to the

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state government and the

Indian Railway Board The Ministry of Railways is a ministry in the Government of India, responsible for the country's rail transport. The ministry operates the statutory body Indian Railways, an organisation that operates as a monopoly in rail transport and is h ...

seeking an in-principal approval for the project as a

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. The plan is for a elevated line connecting

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (officially Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Bombay station code: CSMT ( mainline)/ST (suburban)), is a historic railway terminus and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The terminus was d ...

(CSTM) and

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with a branch line to

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. The request was made after Swiss company SwissRapide AG, in a joint venture with Lasane Infra Private Limited (India), sent an

expression of interest An invitation to tender (ITT, otherwise known as a call for bids or a request for tenders) is a formal, structured procedure for generating competing offers from different potential suppliers or contractors looking to obtain an award of business ...

to develop and run the corridor at an estimated cost of Rs 13,347 crore. As of July 2021, there is no indication the proposal has proceeded further.

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