Mumbai's 1st Underground Metro From BKC To Aarey Opens For Public

Mumbai's first underground Metro corridor, the aqua line's phase-1, stretching from Bandra-Kurla Comple♔x (BKC) to Aarey became operational for the public on Monday morning.

A large number of peo��ple came to expe𒉰rience the ride on the first day of the BKC to Aarey stretch of Mumbai Metro Line 3.

The Metro 🐲operationജ on the stretch commenced for the public at 11 am, amid cheers from passengers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday 𝓀inaugurated the 12.69 km long phase-1 of the BKC to Aarey st♍retch of Mumbai Metro Line 3.

He travelled from BKC to Santacruz and back during which he interacted with students, beneficia🐼ries of the Maharashtra government's Ladki Bahin scheme and labourers involved in constructing the underground l𒁃ine.

The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (🌜MMRC), which is executing the 33.5-km-long Colaba-SEEPZ-Aarey JVLR project, has already notified that the regular operation🔯 of the Metro on the aqua line will commence from Tuesday.

As per the notification🐓, services will be operated from 6.30 am to 10.30 pm between Monday and Saturday, and from 8.30 am to 10.30 pm on Sundays.

The minimum fare for🏅 a ride on the Metro line is Rs 10 and maximum Rs 50, as per the MMRC🎃.

Passengers can book tickets using the NCMC (National Common Mobility Card), Mumbai Metro 3 mobile app, and ticket vending machines, among othe🤡r means.

The corridor between BKC and Aarey road has 10 Metro stations - BKC, Bandra Colony, Santacruz metro, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) T1꧃, Sahar Road, CSMIA T 2, Marol Naka, Andheri, SEEPZ, Aarey Colony JVLR. Of these, only Aarey JVLR station is at a grade while all others are underground.

The aqua line is the fourth Metro ไcorridor of Mumbai.

The Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova Metro Line♚-1, Andheri West-Dahisar Line-2A and Andheri Ea𒆙st-Dahisar Line-7 are already operational in the city.