Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation
Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC) is an Indian public sector undertaking responsible for executing railway projects under the Mumbai Urban Transport Project (MUTP) as sanctioned by Ministry of Railways for enhancing suburban rail transportation. It was incorporated under Companies Act, 1956 on 12 July 1999 with an equity capital of Rs. 25 crore shared in the ratio of 51:49 between Ministry of Railways and Government of Maharashtra. MRVC is also involved in the planning and development of the Mumbai Suburban Rail system.
| Type | Public sector undertaking |
|---|---|
| Founded | 12 July 1999 |
| Headquarters | Churchgate, Mumbai , India |
Area served | Mumbai Metropolitan Region |
Key people | Ravi Agrawal (Chairman & MD)[1] |
| Owners | Government of India (100%) |
| Website | MRVC |
The main objectives of MUTP are:
- Bringing down the passengers per 9 coach to 3000 as against existing 5000.
- Segregate the suburban train operation from the main line passenger and freight services
Objectives
- Integrate suburban rail capacity enhancement plans with urban development plan for Mumbai and propose investments.
- Implement the rail infrastructure projects in Mumbai suburban sections.
- Commercially develop Railway land and airspace in Mumbai area to raise funds for suburban railway development.
- Resettlement & Rehabilitation of Project Affected Households.
Overview
The Suburban Railway System in Mumbai is the most complex, densely loaded and intensively used system in the world. It also known as Mumbai Local. It has the highest passenger density in the world – 7.2 million commuters travel every day. Two zonal Railways, Western Railway (WR) and Central Railway (CR), operate the Mumbai Suburban Railway System. It is spread over an expanse of 319 route km. The suburban services are run by Electric Multiple Units (EMUs). 196 rakes (train sets) of 9-car, 12-car & 15-car composition are used to run more than 2600 train services. It was operated on 1.5 kV DC power supply from overhead catenary (until April 2016 when the whole network was converted into 25 kV, 50 Hz AC).
