Officials from Robbins, owner MMRC, contractor Dogus-Soma JV, and consultant Maple, celebrate the successful factory acceptance testing of a Slurry TBM bound for the Mumbai Metro on September 4, 2017.
(From L- R) Mr. DV Raju, Senior VP-SOMA, Mr. Kapil Bhati, MD-Robbins India, and Mr. Tamay Sayin, Project Manager-DSJV mark the occasion of the first Robbins TBM to be sent to India’s Mumbai Metro Line 3 project.Project Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
No. of Machines: 2
Machine Type: Slurry TBM
TBM Diameter: 6.65 m (21.8 ft)
Tunnel Length: 2 x 3.5 km (2.2 mi)
Geology: Fresh to weathered basalt and breccia
Project Owner: Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC)
Contractor: Dogus-Soma Joint Venture (DSJV)
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