Mumbai: From next month onward, travelling will be painless! Due to the inauguration of new metro lines in Mumbai. Mumbai Metro Trains will be on the new lines between Aarey and Dhanukarwadi as it will be inaugurated on April 2 by Maharashtra Chief Minister uddhav Thackeray Ji. The metro trains will run with a frequency of 10 to 11 minutes and they will have the capacity to carry more than 3 lakh passengers every day. According to an IE report, there will be nine rakes operating more than 150 metro train trips every day on the lines between 6:00 AM and 10:00 PM.
The timetable for the Mumbai Metro lines which will run from April 2 after the inauguration has been finalised by the Mumbai Metropolitan Regional Development Authority (MMRDA).
New metro lines are also in under development by the MMRDA, as per the plan two new Mumbai Metro lines will run parallel on the east and west side of the suburb and they are expected to decongest Western Express Highway, which is the major boulevard road of Mumbai, the report stated.
Once the 35 km long stretch is operational, passengers can travel between Dahisar and Ghatkopar without exiting the station as the two metro lines will be interconnected. However, the MMRDA had planned to begin commercial service of both the metro lines in two phases. As part of the project’s Phase 1, 2A and 7 corridors will cover a distance of 20 kms. On Line 2A, Mumbai Metro trains will run between Dhanukarwadi and Upper Dahisar, and the trains will run on Line 7 between Dahisar East and Aarey from April 2.
An official was quoted in the report saying that they have conducted a test run on the two Mumbai Metro lines during which the empty train was run on a trial basis as per the proposed timetable to determine the issues as well as resolve them before starting the operation of the lines. The trains’ frequency is expected to be 10 to 11 minutes and nearly 150 trips daily on the stretch From next month onward, the official added. Last Friday, clearance was given to the Commissioner of Metro Railway Safety after an inspection of the lines.
