![]() ![]() Urban development researcher Amruta Ponkshe said that the line led to a spurt in real estate development. ![]() ![]() However, other lines should have followed in the city but sadly that has not happened.” This Metro-1 is the only way to go from the west to the eastern part of the city comfortably in less than half hours. If the Metro would not have been there, the situation would have been very chaotic. The Mumbai Metro-1 came up along some of the densest neighbourhoods, and it was expected to decongest the Andheri Ghatkopar Link Road.ĭhaval Shah, founder of Andheri-Lokhandwala and Oshiwara Citizens Association said, “The traffic on roads around Metro-1 has not decreased as with every passing year vehicle population has only increased. Now, the ridership is back to 200,000 on weekdays. This grew to 500,000 just before the pandemic hit in March 2020. When operations began, the weekday daily ridership was around 200,000 (with a lot of joyrides). Once completed, all the three Metro lines - 1, 2A and 7 - will form a triangle and connect densely populated areas of the western suburbs. The lines were expected to be ready by 2019, however, delays in civil works by one of the contractors, and later the pandemic, pushed the deadline. In December 2015, the MMRDA floated bids for construction of two Metro lines -Metro-2A and Metro-7 - and construction started in October 2016. At present, it carries over 200,000 commuters and makes around 284 trips daily. Before the pandemic hit the Metro corridor carried almost 500,000 commuters daily making around 400 trips a day. By 2025-end, it is expected to have a network of 200 km, which will cover the north to south axis, between Bhayander and Colaba, as well as western and eastern suburbs, even going further inside in Thane district.Ĭonstruction on the Metro-1 corridor, between Versova and Ghatkopar, started in 2008, and the 12-km line was thrown open to commuters in June 2014. However, this network of Metro corridors will become operational in phases by 2030.Īt present, Mumbai has 12km of metro lines, and going by MMRDA’s plans, Mumbai will have an additional network of around 75 km by 2023-end. The Maharashtra government aims to create a 337.10-km Metro network at a cost of ₹1,40,814 crore. They are expected to become operational by 20, and this will be followed by Wadala-Thane Metro-4,” MMRDA commissioner SVR Srinivas said. Next in the pipeline will be Metro-2B between Andheri and Mandale and Metro-6 between Lokhandwala and Vikhroli. “By October 2022, Metro-2A between Dahisar and DN Nagar and Metro-7, between Dahisar and Andheri (east), will get fully operational. The MMRDA plans to maintain a frequency of 10 minutes between the metro trains - expected to have six coaches each - and the fare will be between ₹10 to ₹40.Ĭumulatively, both corridors will help ferry more than 1 million passengers daily, which will have an impact on reducing the burden on the suburban railway network, BEST buses as well as decongest the city roads. METRO 4 RELEASE DATE TRIALSubsequently, trial runs for the second phase of Metro-7 and Metro-2A will kick in, over the next three to four weeks,” a senior MMRDA official said. The Metro corridor will become operational for over 18 hours daily between 5 am to 11 pm. “We are aiming to make the two Metro corridors operational partially on Apwhich is Gudi Padwa. ![]() METRO 4 RELEASE DATE FULLThe full span of the Metro-2A corridor is from Dahisar (east) to DN Nagar (Andheri west) on the Link Road, while Metro-7 is from Dahisar (east) to Andheri (east) on the Western Express Highway - both are expected to be fully ready in October and this will increase Mumbai’s Metro network to nearly 50km from its current 12km. On March 25, the MMRDA received the safety certification from the Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS) to operate metros (at a maximum speed of 70 kmph) on two corridors partially: Metro-2A will begin operations between Dahisar and Dahanukarwadi, while Metro-7 will begin operations between Dahisar and Aarey Colony. The two lines will begin full operations starting Sunday (April 3) from 5 am to 11 pm, daily. Mumbai Eight years after the city got its first Metro corridor, two more metro lines will become operational on April 2, as the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will partially open two Metro corridors. ![]()
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