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
