Thane Borivali Tunnel Map Thane Side: Feeder Roads to Manpada

Most Thane Borivali tunnel map searches focus on the tunnel itself: the 11.84 km twin bore under Sanjay Gandhi National Park, the depth, the TBM launch shafts. For someone living in Thane in 2026, a different map matters more. That is the road network you have to drive before you even reach the tunnel mouth. MMRDA’s target opening is May 2028, and once it opens, a 60-90 minute Thane–Borivali drive should fall to 15-20 minutes. But those 15 minutes start at Manpada, not at your gate.

We at Godrej Properties MMR have already mapped the western approaches in our Borivali-side feeder-road guide. This post is the Thane-side mirror: a Thane Borivali tunnel map Thane side guide for residents. It covers which arterial roads feed the Tikuji-ni-Wadi portal, which junctions slow them down, and how long each Thane locality realistically takes to reach the entrance. For the full alignment with both portals plotted, use our main Thane Borivali tunnel map.

The Thane portal is at Tikuji-ni-Wadi in Manpada, near the Satya Shankar boundary wall and just west of Manpada junction on Ghodbunder Road. MMRDA’s design adds roughly 1 km of approach roads in total across the two ends, so there is no long elevated ramp on the Thane side. Traffic peels off Ghodbunder Road, runs a short approach towards the forest edge and drops into the bore. From there it is about 10.8 km of tunnel to Ekta Nagar, Magathane, on the Western Express Highway.

This geography has one big consequence for anyone reading the Thane Borivali tunnel map Thane side first. Ghodbunder Road (State Highway 42) becomes the single collector for almost all tunnel-bound traffic in Thane. Whether you start in Majiwada, Kolshet or Kasarvadavali, you will join Ghodbunder Road and drive along it to Manpada. How quickly you reach the portal depends on how many Ghodbunder junctions you cross on the way, more than on how far you live from it.

On the Thane side, the tunnel is effectively an extension of Ghodbunder Road. Your tunnel access is only as good as your access to the Manpada stretch of that road.

Two infrastructure changes running in parallel affect this. Metro Line 4 runs above Ghodbunder Road with stations at Kapurbawdi, Manpada, Tikuji-ni-Wadi, Dongripada, Vijay Garden and Kasarvadavali. Passenger service on the Gaimukh–Cadbury Junction stretch was being targeted for October 2026 after RDSO certification in June 2026. Separately, the state has proposed widening Ghodbunder Road, including service lanes. Both should ease the approach once construction barricades come down.

The table below shows our team’s estimated peak-hour drive from each locality to the Tikuji-ni-Wadi portal, assuming Metro 4 barricading is cleared. These are field estimates, not official figures. Time your own route before you buy.

Distances and drive times are Godrej Properties MMR field estimates [VERIFY: not sourced from an official traffic study].

The pattern is clear. Everything south of the portal funnels through Kapurbawdi junction, which already handles Eastern Express Highway traffic heading north. That one junction is the biggest single delay on the Thane-side approach. Localities north of the portal, such as Dongripada and Vijay Garden, avoid Kapurbawdi entirely and drive south against much of the morning flow. That makes them faster than their distance suggests. For a buyer, these northern pockets are worth a closer look.

On a Thane Borivali tunnel map, junctions matter more than kilometres. These are the four Ghodbunder Road nodes that decide how long the Thane-side approach takes.

• Majiwada junction: where Eastern Express Highway traffic from Thane station, Wagle Estate and Mulund turns onto Ghodbunder Road. It is the main entry for central Thane.
• Kapurbawdi junction: where Balkum and Kolshet traffic merges. Metro 4 has completed its 48-metre steel span here, so road capacity should improve once work clears.
• Manpada junction: the portal junction itself. Expect new signals and lane changes here once the tunnel approach opens. Towers fronting it will see the heaviest traffic.
• Patlipada / Dongripada: the main nodes for northbound Ghodbunder residents heading south to the portal.
• Kasarvadavali: the outer edge of the practical tunnel catchment. Beyond this, residents are better served by the Gaimukh–Fountain Hotel route to Dahisar.

One practical point: a tunnel-bound driver from Thane station has two choices. The first is the Eastern Express Highway to Majiwada and then Ghodbunder Road. The second is the internal Pokhran Road network to Kapurbawdi. Pokhran Road 2 is often quicker in the morning peak. Test both before you assume a commute time.

Use this process to judge any Thane address against the tunnel. It takes one morning and avoids the most common mistake, which is trusting brochure minutes.

1. Plot the project and the portal. Mark the project gate and Tikuji-ni-Wadi on any map app. Note the straight-line distance, then ignore it.
2. Count the Ghodbunder junctions between them. Every signalised junction typically adds 3-5 minutes at peak [VERIFY: not sourced].
3. Drive it at 8:45 am on a weekday. Time the real run to Manpada junction. Repeat it in the evening in the opposite direction.
4. Check which side of Kapurbawdi you are on. North of it is generally faster to the portal than south of it.
5. Check Metro 4 station distance. Walkable access to Manpada, Tikuji-ni-Wadi or Dongripada station gives you a second commute option that does not rely on the tunnel.
6. Look at frontage. A tower directly on the portal approach gains access but also gets noise. A set-back tower in the same locality usually gives the better balance.

For the current construction position before you factor in timing, see our Thane Borivali tunnel status tracker. For buyer-specific guidance on what to do while the TBMs are still boring, read Thane Borivali tunnel current status today.

The approach roads matter only once the tunnel is open. As of July 2026, MMRDA recorded physical progress at 13.13%. TBM Nayak was launched from the Thane end on 7 April 2026, and a second machine, Arjuna, followed. That means the Manpada portal will remain a construction site, with barricading and truck movement, for at least the next two years.

The official target remains May 2028, while some analysts allow for slippage into 2029. We examine both scenarios in our analysis of the Thane Borivali tunnel project completion date. For a Thane buyer, the sensible approach is to choose a home that works today on Metro 4 and Ghodbunder Road, and treat the tunnel as upside rather than the whole case.

Godrej Properties Limited has two relevant options on the Thane side. Its upcoming 18.5-acre township at Manpada is about five minutes from the Tikuji-ni-Wadi portal, with 3 and 4 BHK homes planned across six G+55 towers. Indicative pre-launch details are on our Ghodbunder Road township listing; RERA registration is still awaited.

Further south, Godrej Ascend on Kolshet Road offers 1-3 BHK homes from about Rs 99 lakh. It sits on the Kolshet–Kapurbawdi feeder, roughly 12-20 minutes from the portal. We compare these against other tunnel-adjacent launches in our new projects near Thane Borivali tunnel shortlist.

Q: Where is the Thane entry point of the Thane Borivali tunnel?

The Thane portal is at Tikuji-ni-Wadi in Manpada, beside Manpada junction on Ghodbunder Road. All tunnel-bound traffic from Thane will use Ghodbunder Road to reach it. There are no other entry points on the Thane side.

Q: How long will it take to reach the tunnel from Thane station?

Our estimate is 25-35 minutes at peak. The route runs via Gokhale Road or the Eastern Express Highway to Majiwada and then up Ghodbunder Road. Add the 15-20 minute tunnel run, and Thane station to Borivali East comes to roughly 45-55 minutes, against 60-90 minutes today.

Q: Which Thane localities have the best tunnel access?

Manpada, Tikuji-ni-Wadi, Dongripada and Vijay Garden are closest. Kapurbawdi and Majiwada follow at around 8-12 minutes. Kolshet Road and Balkum are 12-20 minutes out because traffic from them crosses Kapurbawdi junction.

Q: Does Metro Line 4 connect to the tunnel?

Not directly. The tunnel is a road project only. But Metro 4 runs along Ghodbunder Road with stations at Manpada and Tikuji-ni-Wadi, so homes near those stations get both a rail and a road route out of Thane.

Q: Will there be traffic jams at Manpada junction after the tunnel opens?

Some extra load is likely, because projections put tunnel traffic at 80,000-100,000 vehicles a day. Final junction design has not been published in detail [VERIFY: not sourced], so buyers who want quiet should prefer towers set back from the portal approach.

Q: Is there a Borivali-side version of this map?

Yes. Our Borivali-side feeder-road guide covers the Magathane approaches from Kandivali, Dahisar and Borivali West. For the full route with both portals, use our Borivali Thane tunnel map.

The Thane Borivali tunnel map Thane side story comes down to one road and one portal. Ghodbunder Road carries everything, and Manpada junction is where it ends. Buy within one or two junctions of it, ideally north of Kapurbawdi and near a Metro 4 station, and you get most of the tunnel benefit without relying on it alone.

If you are comparing a Thane-side home with a Mumbai-side one, read our Godrej Bliss Kandivali reviews for the Borivali-portal view. Then book a site visit, and our team will drive the Ghodbunder route to the portal with you.