Mumbai Metro’s TBM Tansa-2 Records Breakthrough at Mumbai Central

Tunnel Boring Machine 1239 operated by Doğuş-Soma JV on Tuesday afternoon arrived at Mumbai Central Station on Mumbai Metro’s upcoming 33.5 km Line-3 (Aqua Line).

Nicknamed Tansa 2, this was TBM 1239’s 3nd (and final) breakthrough, and Doğuş-Soma JV’s 5th of 6 breakthroughs planned for package UGC-03 (Worli – Mumbai Central)’s tunnels. Overall, this was Line-3’s 41st of 42 planned TBM breakthroughs.

Photo via MMRC

This Ø6.65m Robbins slurry machine had previously achieved a breakthrough at Mahalaxmi Station in July 2021. It was then was recommissioned in October 2021 for its final assignment to build the 832m down-line tunnel towards Mumbai Central Station.

Route of Aqua Line’s Package UGC-03 (Mumbai Central – Worli) – view Mumbai Metro information & map
Photo via John Simm at Robbins

A video posted by MMRC can be viewed here.

With this development, tunneling for Line-3’s down-line is complete – all the way from Colaba in the south to Sariput Nagar Ramp, near Aarey Colony Station, in the north.

Line-3 now just has 1TBM working from an all time high of 17. A total of 41 breakthroughs have been recorded so far with just 1 more pending – again on Package UGC-03. I’m trying to ascertain Tansa-1’s status and will update this section when I hear something.

Here’s a table displaying UGC-03’s tunneling plan and status of each tunnel (best viewed on a desktop device).

TBMLineFromToDistanceStatus
1UpScience MuseumWorli2072mCompleted Jan 2020
1DownScience MuseumMahalaxmi1136mCompleted August 2021
1UpMahalaxmiMumbai Central830mOngoing
2DownScience MuseumWorli2057mCompleted March 2020
2UpScience MuseumMahalaxmi1118mCompleted July 2021
2DownMahalaxmiMumbai Central832mCompleted June 2022 (this post!)

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– TMRG

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7 Responses to "Mumbai Metro’s TBM Tansa-2 Records Breakthrough at Mumbai Central"

  1. Nishant Patel says:

    How much up line tbm remains before last and final breakthrough ?

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  2. AK says:

    Hope now with fall of the govt Aarey metro depot construction starts n trail runs can begin

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    • Kartik says:

      I was also thinking the same thing. Hope all land ssues will be sorted now and also work on bullet train will be fast tracked.

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  3. VB says:

    Hi TMRG
    Any update on final breakthrough?
    Which is the fastest commissioned UG metro in India?

    Reply

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