Mumbai Metro first trial run marks Maharashtra Day

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority carried out a metro rail trial run between Versova and Azadnagar in Andheri on the occasion of Maharashtra Day, covering 3 km.

Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan, who flagged off the run, announced the trials would continue for the next few months, in order to secure certification from the commissioner, Railway Safety.

Mr Chavan said that “We expect the first phase from Versova to the airport road to start around September, and the second from the airport road to Ghatkopar by the year end.”

The project is being developed under a public-private-partnership by a Reliance Infrastructure-led consortium, Mumbai Metro One.

The 11.4 km elevated tracks will connect the western suburb of Versova to the eastern suburb of Ghatkopar through Andheri. There will be 12 stations, and it will take 21 minutes to cover the distance, compared to the one and a half hours by road.

The capacity of one coach will be 295 passengers, while the capacity of one train, comprising four coaches, is estimated to be 1,178 passengers. The metro is expected to carry 600,000 commuters a day. The fares are expected to be between INR 10 and INR 15.

The project cost was envisaged at INR 2,356 crore and MMRDA had predicted an implementation schedule between 2007 and 2012. However, it has been delayed due to issues relating to clearances from the environment, railways, civil aviation and security agencies. Besides, problems in land acquisition and rehabilitation of project-affected persons also led to revision in the schedule.

Source - Business Standard

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Mumbai's metro dream closer to reality

After 3km trial, authorities target to run it over two crucial bridges. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday flagged off the trial run of the much-anticipated Mumbai metro which ran for three kilometres between Versova and Azad Nagar. The first phase of the metro, to run between Versova and Airport Road, is expected to be operational by September. The fare will vary from Rs6 to Rs10, depending on the distance.

Following the trial run, the authorities are now working overtime to take the metro across the Andheri railway tracks, which is likely to happen only by month-end. The task of finishing the railing and electrification along the route between Azad Nagar and Airport Road is being carried out on a war footing.

The next target is to run the coaches on two bridges - Andheri railway bridge and the cable stayed across Jog flyover on Western Express Highway at Andheri - to conduct tests for mandatory certifications. It is scheduled to happen by May-end. The trial run for the metro up to Airport Road station will happen in the first week of June.

“We expect the first phase from Versova to Airport Road to start by September and the second phase from Airport Road to Ghatkopar by year-end. It has been a challenging task as the construction of this particular corridor posed questions such as decades-old and unmapped underground utilities, congested areas and never-ending traffic snarls,” Chavan said.

The Versova-Andheri-Ghatkopar metro will improve East-West connectivity. Chavan on Wednesday said the cabinet committee will give its nod to metro rails in Pune and Nagpur too. The state has already given an in-principle approval to the Churchgate-Virar elevated corridor.

The Reliance Infrastructure-led consortium, Mumbai Metro One Private Limited, and the MMRDA officials faced many challenges to secure clearances from other government agencies and even to resettle project affected persons along the corridor.

Mumbai Metro trial run successful

MUMBAI: On the occasion of Maharashtra Day, Mumbaikars were treated to a successful trial run of the state's first Metro railway Wednesday.

Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan flagged off the 3-km long trial run of the Mumbai Metrobetween Versova and Azad Nagar in north Mumbai's Andheri suburb.

The section is a part of the 11.40km Versova-Ghatkopar corridor which will provide a vital east-west link and drastically reduce travel time from the existing 90 minutes to barely 20 minutes.

Chavan said that the Versova-Ghatkopar line will become operational by December.

He said the Metro would be extended to the adjacent Thane district and work on a separate monorail project expedited.

The Mumbai Metro's Versova-Ghatkopar first phase is being constructed at a cost of around Rs 2,356 crore by a Reliance Infrastructure-led consortium on behalf of Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

Stations

This is a list of the stations of the planned Mumbai Metro.

Line 1: Versova – Ghatkopar

• Versova
• D N Nagar (Line 2 Interchange)
• Azad Nagar
• Andheri
• WEH
• Chakala
• Airport
• Marol Naka
• Saki Naka
• Asalpha
• Ghatkopar

Line 2: Charkop – Mankhurd

• Charkop
• Malad
• Kasturi Park
• Bangur Nagar
• Oshiwara
• Samartha Nagar
• Shastri Nagar
• D N Nagar (Line 1 Interchange)
• ESIC Nagar
• JVPD
• Juhu
• Vile Parle
• Nanavati Hospital
• Aryasamaj Chowk
• Khar
• Barat Nagar
• National College
• Bandra
• MMRDA
• Income Tax Office
• Cmplx Rd
• Kurla
• Barve Marg
• RC Marg
• Shivaji Chowk
• BSNL
• Mankhurd