Mumbai's first underground Metro corridor, the aqua line's phase-1, stꦯretching from Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) to Aarey bec💫ame operational for the public on Monday morning.
A large number of people came to experience the ride on the first day of the BKC to Aare🐻y stretch of Mumbai🌊 Metro Line 3.
The Metro🦩 operation on the stretch commenced for the public at 11 am, amid cheers from passꦚengers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Satur🐎day inaugurated the 12.6ܫ9 km long phase-1 of the BKC to Aarey stretch of Mumbai Metro Line 3.
He travelled from BKC to Santacruz and bac🅺k during which he interacted with students, beneficiaries of the Maharashtra government's Ladki Bahin scheme and labourers involved in constructin💦g the underground line.
The Mumbai Metro Railꦬ Corporation (MMRC), wh🐠ich 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 pꦍm between Monday and Saturday, and from 8.30 am to 10.30 pm on Sundays.
The minim☂um fare for a ride on the Metro🌼 line is Rs 10 and maximum Rs 50, as per the MMRC.
Passenger🍃s can book tickets using the NCMC (National Common Mobility Card), Mumbai Metro 3 mobile app, and ticket vending machines, among 🉐other 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 fourꦆth Metro corridor of Mumbai.
The Ghatkopar-Andheri-Versova Metro Line-1, Andheri West-Dahisar Line-2A and Andheri East-Dahisar Line-7 are already op🔯erational in the city.
