Mumbai Metro to begin operations from Sunday, finally!
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Bellevision Media Network
Mumbai, 07 Jun 2014: The Mumbai Metro service will start at 5.30am and continue till midnight with a total of 16 rakes deployed on the sector, serving the glamour and IT centres of Versova and the business and manufacturing areas of Ghatkopar at a speed of 80kmph.
From Sunday, 8th June, the 11.4kms long Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar east-west corridor with 12 elevated stations en route will become operational, proving to be a boon for Mumbaikars, especially with monsoons around the corner.
The Metro service will start at 5.30am and continue till midnight with a total of 16 rakes deployed on the sector, serving the glamour and IT centres of Versova, and the business and manufacturing areas of Ghatkopar at a speed of 80 kmph, RInfra’s Mumbai Metro One Pvt Ltd chief executive, Abhay Mishra, told reporters in Mumbai.
The Mumbai Metro project has been plagued by delays, litigation and cost over-runs. There have also been protests from various quarters about the proposed increase in fares. Anil Galgali, an RTI activist and chairman of the Mumbai-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Athak Seva Sangh, in a letter to Maharashtra chief minister and Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) Prithviraj Chavan, said that as per the state government’s notification, the minimum fare ought to be Rs9, while the maximum fare ought to be Rs13 at least during the initial year of operations.The increased fare band of Rs0 to Rs40 may not go down well with commuters.
The 12 stations on this new service are Versova, DN Nagar, Azad Nagar, Andheri, Western Express Highway (WEH), Chakala, Airport Road, Marol Naka, Saki Naka, Subhash Nagar, Asalpha Road and Ghatkopar.
The entire Mumbai Metro project will be 146.5 km once completed, and is estimated to cost nearly Rs20,000 crore, scheduled to be completed by 2021.
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| Eugene DSouza, Moodubelle | Sat, June-7-2014, 10:59 |
| Dear Philip, your determination to travel on the first day of the throwing open the Mumbai Metro to the public, that too from starting to ending point is really great. Please do write an essay in Bellevision about your experience in Mumbai Metro on the first day, if possible with pictures. Good luck on your first day journey. | |
| Philip Mudartha, Navi Mumbai | Sat, June-7-2014, 10:28 |
| I look forward to travel tomorrow and go the full distance from Versova to Ghatkoper at promotional fare of Rs 10. Six months ago, I used Bangkok metro where the fare for similar distance is B53, equals Rs106. Imagine that in a poorer country becoming capitalist.. Eight months ago, I used Miami Metro where the distances are shorter, but are free to all, including visitors. The city pays costs. Imagine that in a capitalist country! India is destined to go Thailand way.. | |
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