Mumbai’s first underground metro started on Monday. Under Phase-1 of Aqua Line, the underground metro ran between Bandra Kurla Complex and Aarey. The service started at 11 am. A large number of people arrived to experience the ride on the first day. PM Modi flagged off the 12.69 km long Phase-1 of Metro Line 3 on Saturday. After this, he traveled in the metro between BKC and Santacruz metro stations. During this, he interacted with students, women who benefited from the Ladki Behan scheme of the Maharashtra government and laborers. Regular operation will start from tomorrow, maximum fare is 50 rupees
Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has issued a notification stating that normal operation of the metro on the Aqua Line will start from Tuesday. The service will operate from 6:30 am to 10:30 pm from Monday to Saturday. On Sunday, the service will run from 8:30 am to 10:30 pm. The metro fare will be a minimum of Rs 10 and a maximum of Rs 50. 9 out of 10 stations of the corridor will be underground
Commuters can use other means including NCMC (National Common Mobility Card), Mumbai Metro 3 mobile app and ticket vending machines to book tickets. This corridor between BKC to Aarey Road has 10 metro stations – BKC, Bandra Colony, Santacruz Metro, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) Terminal 1, Sahar Road, CSMIA Terminal 2, Marol Naka, Andheri, Seepz, Aarey Colony JVLR. Out of all these stations, only Aarey JVLR station is on the ground, while all the rest are underground. The Aqua Line is the fourth metro corridor of Mumbai. Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova Metro Line-1, Andheri West-Dahisar Line-2A and Andheri East-Dahisar Line-7 are already operational in the city. Also read this news related to the inauguration of unique infrastructure in the country… PM Modi traveled with children; After inauguration of the country’s first underwater metro, he traveled from Esplanade to Howrah Maidan. PM Modi inaugurated the country’s first underwater metro in Kolkata in March this year. This metro runs on a track built 33 meters below the ground and 13 meters below the bed of Hooghly river. In 1984, the country’s first metro train ran in the Kolkata North-South Corridor (Blue Line). After 40 years, once again the country’s first underwater metro rail is running from here. Read the full news here… How was the world’s tallest Chenab railway bridge built: Iron equivalent to 10 bridges, will connect Kashmir to Delhi directly. The world’s tallest arch bridge has been built on the Chenab river in Jammu. Built in 16 years at a cost of Rs 1486 crore, this bridge is not only a great example of engineering, it has also been the most challenging project for the Indian Railways so far. Chenab Railway Bridge is a part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link. The cost of this entire project is about Rs 35 thousand crores. Read the full news here…
