The state cabinet also approved the Swami Samarth Nagar-Jogeshwari-Kanjurmarg-Vikhroli Metro 6 corridor linking the Western suburbs with the Eastern suburbs of Mumbai. This will be the second West-East Metro corridor after the already operational Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar corridor. The Thane-Kalyan-Bhiwandi Metro 5 corridor will eventually connect with the Metro 4 corridor of Wadala-Thane-Kasarwadavli and Metro 11 corridor between Taloja and Kalyan. However, the link was extended in the West to link Swami Samarth Nagar linking Metro corridor 2 and linking the entire western suburbs. The Metro 6 corridor will be linked with the Western and Central Railways suburban network, Metro 2-A (Dahisar-D N Nagar), Metro 7 (Dahisar-Andheri), Metro 4 (Wadala-Thane-Kasarwadavli) and Metro 3 (Colaba-Bandra-SEEPZ) corridors, thus creating the longest Metro corridor in the MMR.

Source: India Today October 24, 2017 23:15 UTC